I've been living in a van and doing gig work for about two years now.
Koi Reid
My first "real" job after college began in 2020, working as a remote program manager for an environmental nonprofit. I thought I had landed the perfect position until the company told us we had to start coming into the office on rotation.With a two-hour commute and an elderly dog at home, I couldn't help wondering what I was doing there. After the death of my beloved pet, I began to regret all of the hours wasted in traffic or at the office instead of being with her during her last few months of life.Fully disillusioned, I crossed the country to move back in with my mother.Grieving, lost, and unable to find a new full-time job, I decided to make a drastic change. I spent the summer of 2024 working for Burning Man, and have been living in a van and "work camping" — or doing seasonal or gig jobs — ever since.I fell in love with life on the road — and learned that my existing skills and interests could get me work anywhere
I started my van life journey in a mini school bus, then switched to a Chevy Astro.
Koi Reid
