Avenues set me on a new path. They turned my dreams into a tangible reality. The three months I spent there, I see as like a different kind of boot camp, but similar to how Parris Island was. That's just to say that it's not going to be a fun vacation all the time, but you'll have memories you'll keep forever. Look at it as the most fun you never want to have again.Being from Georgia, yeah the food is good. I lived in the duplex with the pool across the street. No, you can't swim in it when you want, but you'll get to on occasion. These people will take care of you.They really help you understand the full picture of addiction , or the 'family problem'. You'll understand how using affected others, and how it affected you. It's a refreshing point of view when you start to see things differently. All the peers I kept in touch with have been sober for a year now.Mostly everyone that works there has had a significant past with substance abuse, so you won't be around folks with no empathy. You'll see picture perfect examples of how recovery is possible.I traveled almost 500 miles during the initial peak of the pandemic to get here in May 2020, and it follows enlisting as being the best choice I've ever made.These people are wizards.