It changed me in so many ways. I was blessed to have been able to stay where I was for so long. It was 7 miles to the nearest lightbulb, I was far enough down the beach that in winter I might not even see another human for weeks. Just me, God, Bambi, the Cheshire Coyote, the crabs, the kangaroo mice, and the damned seagulls laughing at me all the time.