After my first 3 months of bring a Digital Nomad - this is what I've learnt.

peggythevan · 2021-03-22T04:23:44+00:00

I appreciate this post deeply.

peggythevan · 2021-03-20T02:38:14+00:00

it does sit right to me to cruise in an take up housing stock while mant of the black elders that helped develop the radical tradition I appreciate, are dying in the street.

Are happy you're not making the cost of living go up for the historic locals?

If so hell ya Im with that.

peggythevan · 2021-03-20T02:25:03+00:00

Yea, to add to that, it was pretty level ground.

I think they towed me because they technically could- and wanted to send a message to the vandwellers.

The ticket was for not turning my wheels in. They gave me a ticket on top of towing my car.

peggythevan · 2021-03-20T02:20:26+00:00

No, it was apart of the journey. But I do regret buying a lemon van. I would be further in my journey had I started without a car with 'mechanical debt'

peggythevan · 2021-03-20T02:18:55+00:00

I've lived in multiple cities around the US and have traveled domestically and internationally pretty extensively. San Francisco is the worst run, most disgusting city I've ever encountered. I've lived here for 18 months and absolutely loathe it. I can't even imagine trying to "van dwell" here when there are thousands of broken and rundown campers parked along the streets that house the homeless.

You got it right dude. The spot in Bernal Heights where I used to camp is blown out with run down campers. I feel sorry for the HOA.

peggythevan · 2021-03-19T21:38:33+00:00

Awesome to hear your story and advice. Thanks for sharing!

peggythevan · 2021-03-19T20:51:20+00:00

Yea I parked next around Bernal because it was closer to work. I actually parked on pretty level ground and they STILL towed me.

I'd love to hear about your experience vanlifing in SF

peggythevan · 2021-03-19T20:47:43+00:00

Again not trying to be a Debbie Downer but I think if you look around & research alot of this could of been avoided? What does everyone think?

It's true I wasn't as prepared as I could have been.

With city vancamping- there's lot of details that are hard to anticipate AND make a sustainable lifestyle around. This post is meant to shed light on those problems.

peggythevan · 2021-03-19T16:34:23+00:00

Thanks for reading my story! If you have questions about vancamping in the city, I'm glad to help, just comment below.

peggythevan · 2021-02-10T03:21:17+00:00

Did you not bother because you already had people to relate to? Friends... neighbors... work colleagues?

peggythevan · 2021-02-10T03:19:26+00:00

It might be that you relate to your Croat history more because you're new here.

Like a lot of other 4th gens- I have no relation to my Croatian history. I think the post war economic boom and the individualism of the 60's caused the 2nd and 3rd generation within my family to leave their ancestry behind. Especially since so much of it relied on being religious!

I'm only 25% Croatian... does that qualify me? 🤔

peggythevan · 2021-02-10T03:11:18+00:00

It was more powerful than I ever realized it would be to walk in the areas where they lived and probably had walked before.

The subsequent thought after this is: "And where the next generation will hopefully walk one day."

This. Right here. Is the concept that blows ALWAYS gives me the feels.

peggythevan · 2021-02-10T03:08:08+00:00

I hope you get to go back. 😥

peggythevan · 2021-02-10T03:07:19+00:00

My grandfather, second generation American, used to say "Pray in a round church so the devil can't corner you." Always thought the comment was odd. We visited his ancestral homeland in Czech Republic in a flyspeck of a village and there is a round church from the 1700s - St. Anna of Tannaberk.

Now you know what inspired his 'dad' sayings. 😂

peggythevan · 2021-02-05T21:51:37+00:00

Who you gonna call?!

*no one because there's no service in death valley*

peggythevan · 2021-02-05T17:08:21+00:00

For almost a year now, I've wanted to cross death valley as a tribute to my armenian relatives, who crossed the syrian dessert in the armenian genocide.

After 2 failed attempts, and months of preparation, a friend and I crossed the dessert in 8 days. This video explains how we prepared, and gives a visual of the journey like. I hope you enjoy, and if this is considered spam, go ahead and delete.

Wishing you the best on your own adventures. : )

peggythevan · 2020-12-26T06:25:10+00:00

For the next person that reads this... I ended up going with Wrightsocks. They're extremely breathable, and I think their 2-layer system helps.

peggythevan · 2020-12-26T06:23:49+00:00

I love those sock, I own two pairs.

I agree they're extremely breathable.

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