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Sometimes life needs a reset.

Everything in my life was going just fine, as viewed from the outside. Inside I knew that I wanted something else. Not more. Not exactly, anyway, but different. The life I had, and the path I was going down, weren’t resonating with me at fundamental level.

I was a teacher at a public high school and loved the teaching and my students, but was burned out from the conflicting expectations of bureaucracy that pulled my time and attention from what I really wanted to do, which was teach the kids.

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The concept of van living has gained a large amount of popularity over the last few years.  People are trading in their one-bedroom apartments for a life on the road in converted utility vehicles.  It’s Jack Kerouac’s dream transplanted to the 21st century. There are many allures to the van life; the freedom of waking up wherever you like, the sights and experiences that lie just around the corner, and the money that you’ll save by being your own landlord.  Well, unfortunately, while there are perks to this nomadic lifestyle, it is not always so simple, or comfortable. Let’s remove a couple Instagram filters and get down to the worst things about van life.

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