I wish you would have died in high school . <| sep |> I think I ' m in about the same boat as you . I just had issues with the fanatical people who pick and choose their tenets but condemn anyone with differing opinions . <| sep |> Yep there ' s definitely some filters going on <| sep |> Preparation . When I was in college I used to drive home from school two to three times a year which was a 14 hour drive . I did this alone about 6 times . I made a ton of CDs , enough so I wouldn ' t run out of music . I found that it needed to be upbeat and easy to sing to or I ' d get bored and change the song . I also used the time to check out new bands and styles of music . This would have been much easier with an iPod or iPhone nowadays . I called people on speakerphone when I got tired . I made sure to plan a few stops along the route to grab some food and maybe see something interesting like a beach or something historic to break up the monotony of highway driving . Don ' t forget to take breaks . I usually timed them with needing to refuel . There ' s not a lot of entertainment to he had while driving alone on the highway . Sometimes it ' s nice to take a backroad if you ' re not in a hurry . If you feel tired don ' t try to push yourself . It ' s better to pull over and take a nap somewhere for an hour or two and continue driving afterwards .