Hello all,
I am new to the forum but not to the dream.
(Now resisting the urge to get all autobiographical and long-winded on y'all).
It's a bit hard to see exactly how to introduce myself.
Short version:
New to van-dwelling, still tethered to home and family in Oregon, exploring to see where my muse takes me. I plan to be at RTR 2015. I am hoping to learn from those already doing it. I am anticipating a richness of experience at RTR. I have been reading the forums for quite a few years. I love how this community can absorb and appreciate so many different approaches to travel.
Myself- in a tan 91 dodge van with a 12 year old lab mix named Jennie. Nature lover, birder, appreciator of plants and sunsets.
Long version:
I guess I would say that an experience I had in my early 20s has been leading me into late middle age. At that time, I left the midwest with all my belongings in a VW superbeetle. I left the passenger seat behind and treated the bug as an rv. I camped my way west across the country, stopping to work in Yellowstone for 2 months. I ended up on the Olympic pennisula 6 months later.
During that brief time I had many vivid and life expanding experiences that easily come to mind. In contrast, there are entire years since then that I can hardly remember anything of.
That makes me wonder what I am doing with the one life that I have been given. I don't want to waste it.
I am hoping that in late middle age, I can still feel the wonder and bigness of the world. That seeking is what gets me out of my comfortable house and out on the road.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Towhee
PS the spotted towhee is a type of sparrow. I like them because they are around all year and they are quite conspicuous and loud.
I am new to the forum but not to the dream.
(Now resisting the urge to get all autobiographical and long-winded on y'all).
It's a bit hard to see exactly how to introduce myself.
Short version:
New to van-dwelling, still tethered to home and family in Oregon, exploring to see where my muse takes me. I plan to be at RTR 2015. I am hoping to learn from those already doing it. I am anticipating a richness of experience at RTR. I have been reading the forums for quite a few years. I love how this community can absorb and appreciate so many different approaches to travel.
Myself- in a tan 91 dodge van with a 12 year old lab mix named Jennie. Nature lover, birder, appreciator of plants and sunsets.
Long version:
I guess I would say that an experience I had in my early 20s has been leading me into late middle age. At that time, I left the midwest with all my belongings in a VW superbeetle. I left the passenger seat behind and treated the bug as an rv. I camped my way west across the country, stopping to work in Yellowstone for 2 months. I ended up on the Olympic pennisula 6 months later.
During that brief time I had many vivid and life expanding experiences that easily come to mind. In contrast, there are entire years since then that I can hardly remember anything of.
That makes me wonder what I am doing with the one life that I have been given. I don't want to waste it.
I am hoping that in late middle age, I can still feel the wonder and bigness of the world. That seeking is what gets me out of my comfortable house and out on the road.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Towhee
PS the spotted towhee is a type of sparrow. I like them because they are around all year and they are quite conspicuous and loud.
