About Me
My story that lead me to van life starts a long time ago. When I was 28, my sister, Chris, who was 42, died of cervical cancer. Later, her husband died at 52 of a brain tumor. More heartbreak was still ahead. My dad passed of congenital heart failure and then my brother passed at 62 of colon cancer. All died in hospice. Watching them slowly fade away had a big impact on me. Also, at 62, my sister, Pam, had strokes and she is now in an assisted living home.
I remember looking at my sister, Chris, while she lay dying, and wondering what she wished she would have done while she had her health.
I started truly researching van life in my 50’s after my daughter left for college when I was 53. I have been a single mom since she was one year old. I found my dream van, a 2001 Roadtrek Versatile 190 in 2019 and renovated it! I finally took the plunge and sold everything in the summer of 2021 and took off in my van to miss the Minnesota cold winters (where I’m from). I’m going to be 57 soon (October 26, 2022) and I’m heading out for my second year of van life and I can’t wait!
Along the way I plan on doing many adventures! I hope you come along the journey with me and maybe even find some inspiration if you ever wanted to live in a van.
Go out and make an adventure and . . . don’t forget you’re magic!
Love,
Tracey