About Me

In 2019, I walked out the door of my cottage and left behind every comfort I’d known to answer the lifelong call of my wanderlust.

Now my home is a 2010 Toyota Sienna. My backyard is anywhere I park it.

As I was preparing for van life, a dear friend remarked how I was embarking on a journey of self-discovery. Inwardly, I scoffed, believing only that I was escaping the shackles of the old “American Dream.”

As it turns out, he was on to something.

During my travels, I have an inordinate amount of time to think. Besides the novelty I enjoy in van life, and the opportunity to pursue my love of photography, why indeed would I leave my friends, a stable job, and a cute little home to live in my car?

It has become essential that I explore what else, besides wanderlust, propels my travels and keeps me away from friends and loved ones for months, even years.

This self-examination is serialized in my podcast, “The Carol-Van: A (Van) Life Podcast.” Through deeply personal narratives, I follow breadcrumbs leading to painful, ridiculous, and triumphant revelations.

All the while, sharing my experience and knowledge of gearing up for and living van life.