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Continue reading →: Finding My PeopleThe undermount gray water tank arrived last week and I will admit, I was a bit intimidated. For one thing, working under a vehicle is not something I have a lot of experience with. Until Carey showed me how to do an oil change on my old Subaru a couple…
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Continue reading →: Measure 100 Times, Cut OnceAnother week, another hole in the van. You know the expression in woodworking, “Measure twice, cut once”? With metal, it’s measure 100 times, cut once. I literally spent five hours measuring before cutting a large rectangular opening for a skylight. The cutting itself actually went really smoothly! I wanted a…
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Continue reading →: Start. Stop. Repeat.I’ve spent a total of 15 minutes this week looking for my Sharpie. Yesterday I purchased two more Sharpies so this doesn’t happen again. Fingers crossed. If I can’t keep track of a Sharpie, how exactly am I supposed to map an entire electrical system? This week has been characterized…
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Continue reading →: Discomfort Is Part of the BuildThings took a sharp turn this week as I realized that “phase 0” was unnecessary and I needed to get on with the main build. After leaving the campground last week, I drove for about an hour and decided to find another campground to spend the night. The first place…
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Continue reading →: A Series of FirstsAs of yesterday, I am 75% of the way through my gap year. It has both flown by and lasted forever. The first quarter was a contraction–selling, donating, tossing all of my furniture and belongings until I could fit into a single carload of boxes, deposited in my sister’s basement,…
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Continue reading →: It’s Van O’Clock!The van project is officially underway. Last Sunday I stopped by my parents’ house for one last visit before heading south, then spent one night at my sister’s house in Connecticut where I went through all of my belongings in her basement and reclaimed about half of them. The remaining…
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Continue reading →: What Three Months of Long-Term Travel Actually CostI think the average temperature this week in Boston was 19 degrees. Needless to say, I have not been able to get any more work done on the van. I can’t wait until next week when Carey and I take a road trip to Florida. Given that I’m in a…
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Continue reading →: Progress, Weather PermittingNot my van—but an accurate representation of my progress this week. Whose idea was it to start the van build in January in New England? I’m making incremental progress here, but this cold weather is really getting in the way. It’s 22 degrees this morning, and won’t get above freezing.…
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