Ah - navy or the like? I was in the army, but spent most of my time as a bodyguard.
Becoming more comfortable with the time makes sense. Considering that my brother's taste in novels includes laudanum, I'm guessing you're a few years before now, at the very least.
There's some handy things you can do with the phone. For example, there's things to have your phone trace your path, so you can backtrack if you get lost. Handy in cities. I'll pass that on your way.
I fear for housing that I'm so far from here and now that the best I can do is tell you who I met who were kind, and beyond that - it's not much help. But you should have some funds available, and there are kind people.