rusticating
Retreating to countryside
Rusticating is spending time in the countryside, typically as a retreat from urban life: She's rusticating at her family's cottage this summer.
The word carries a slightly ironic or self-aware tone, acknowledging the privilege of rural escape.
In British university slang, to rusticate a student is to suspend them temporarily—sending them away from campus, presumably back to the country.
Rural area beyond towns
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- sylvanOf or like forests
- verdantLush with plants
rural · provincial · homestead · hamlet · village · farmhouse · meadow · pasture
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- solitudeState of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
quietude · stillness · refuge · sanctuary · escape · withdrawal · sabbatical · getaway
Visually pleasing, paintable
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- halcyonPeacefully prosperous era
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
nostalgic · timeless · heritage · traditional · vintage · antique · unspoiled · storybook
Lowering gear or pace
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
spartan · unadorned · back-to-basics · austere · pared-down · homesteading · self-sufficiency · off-grid
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
verdant · rural · provincial · homestead · hamlet · village · farmhouse · meadow · pasture · orchard
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- solitudeState of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
repose · quietude · stillness · refuge · sanctuary · escape · withdrawal · sabbatical · getaway · hideaway
picturesque
Visually pleasing, paintable
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- halcyonPeacefully prosperous era
utopian · nostalgic · timeless · heritage · traditional · vintage · antique · unspoiled · storybook · romantic
downshifting
Lowering gear or pace
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
essentialism · spartan · unadorned · back-to-basics · austere · pared-down · homesteading · self-sufficiency · off-grid · subsistence
rusticatingsocializing
Engaging with others recreationally
mingling · networking · going out · partying · carousing