Hello all!

I’ve made it to 6 months mark of traveling and living in the Sprinter Van. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long, and harder to believe I decided to try it. I always valued security and having a house to go home to because growing up, security and safety was hard to find. As a young adult into my early 30’s I spent 10 years in one house, and it was great, but my previous relationship and my previous thoughts on what I wanted/needed slowly fell apart.

In all honestly, these last six months have been really good for my soul. I know I had the right circumstances and I try not to take that for granted. I am very thankful I could travel with my girlfriend throughout the states for work and see a lot of what the US has to offer in the meantime.

We’ve had a lot of adventure, a lot of compromise, growing pains, and lots of joy shared between the two of us. I was very concerned about the lack of space when I first decided to go with her, I spent a lot of time alone before and alone was my norm. It definitely took some time, but once we got into a routine and I knew what to expect, we made adjustments and we’ve done really well in tight quarters. Thankfully she has been patient with me when I would become anxious with new settings and when I would knock over things because I wasn’t paying attention. I know there’s plenty more we’ll come across and have to work through, but I whole heartedly believe we can do it.

I sometimes still get a little overwhelmed since we have to move everything around for showers, food, bed, and the day to day, but I can usually talk myself out of getting worked up, because I can sacrifice a little space to see parts of the United States I know I wouldn’t see otherwise.

Gwyn’s mindset has been good for me. She’s typically cheery, and upbeat. She’s good at bringing me back up if there’s an inconvenience I’ve let knock me down. She has been able to reason with me at times when I know I wouldn’t reason with anyone else, or give them the bandwidth to talk to me when I was first adjusting. It for sure took a special someone to help teach me things are okay (my anxiety used to get the best of me more often than not).

6 months of travel down with another contract situated for New England in the fall, and plans in the works for a warmer climate in the winter months. Things are looking good in the Sprinter. I hope you all are doing well!

Over and out,

Whit