From Southeastern Wisconsin, born and raised. My home life has always been turbulent, financially and socially, which have led to some emotional problems of mine (social phobia), underdeveloped skills (social skills, mostly), among other things.
It's actually because of those issues, and my love of nature and self-reliance and frugality, that I'm really interested in VanDwelling, particularly stealthy VanDwelling. It's hard to put into words, but to me VanDwelling is safety and stability in an unsafe and unstable world.
Right now I'm scrimping and saving to continue college, and to get a van to outfit as a part/full-time residence.