The founders of Providence Park recently broke ground on a 50-acre community designed to provide permanent housing, support, and income opportunities to the chronically homeless in Arkansas and based on Community First! Model: This village will eventually include 400 homes, a community garden, a health center, a functional hall, and more. The village goes beyond [...]
Interviews
Paralympian’s Wheelchair Accessible Van: Ford Transit with Hydraulic Lift Bed and Adaptive Features
Lisa Franks thought her athletic career was over when a spinal cord injury left her in a wheelchair at 14 years old. But Paralympians visited her and showed her she could find new ways to pursue her passions. She went on to compete in three Paralympic Games and earn seven medals. A later shoulder injury [...]
Single Mom Travels with 3 Teens in a Skoolie
Amanda and her three teenage children decided to go tiny in a school bus conversion about three years ago. It took them about 18 months to convert the bus into a home on wheels, and they’ve been traveling in it for another 18 months. The bus has many reclaimed and recycled features, which is one [...]
Their DIY Box Truck Life
This box truck conversion was meticulously planned out and saved over the course of two years while Eva and Braydyn lived in a camper in the cab of his truck (that you couldn’t stand in). The result of their careful design plans is incredible and works perfectly for their life together. They chose a fixed [...]
Couple Doing Weekend Van Life Before Going Full Time
“Take what’s important to you, put it in your van, and see the world.” That’s the advice Angie and Tommie give to others considering a van conversion. The couple uses it for weekend trips and vacations, but they may bite the bullet and downsize entirely someday. That’s why they took great pains to make the [...]
Married Woman Traveling Solo For Healing!
Tracey is a remarkable woman in a happy marriage who hit the road solo a few years ago to heal her inner child and work on finding herself. Her nomadic life has transformed her, and despite losing her RV to a fire, she didn’t give up on travel and instead poured her heart into a [...]
Black Crane Treehouse for Artist Residency
The Black Crane Treehouse in Bremerton, Washington, is the creative genius of Jodi and Shawn, an incredible artsy couple who work as a potter and contractor, respectively. They wanted to build a spot on their property where creatives could stay during an art residency at Rockland Residency. They worked alongside the “powers that be” to [...]
