What’s in Today’s Episode
Jessica, a Marine Corps veteran, travels full time in her skoolie with her two children, two dogs, a cat, and a few leopard geckos! She reflects on four years on the road, discusses how her goals have changed, shares a bit about navigating shared custody, and tells us about her future plans.
What Jessica and Chris Chat About:
What it has been liking living on the road for four years
The community and making friends
Developing confidence through the bus build process
Jessica’s background in the military and her healing journey
Her dream of seeing bison roaming in the wild
Learning to sit still a little bit longer, finding joy in simple moments
How to co-parent and navigated shared custody on the road
Meeting other solo moms and learning to community parent
Her plans of going up to Alaska in the bus
Advice for future nomads
“The first six months or maybe even a year is sometimes, like really shitty, and there’s a lot and you’re learning a lot about yourself, a lot about the community, about your rig and everything and it made it a lot easier of a transition because the community is so open and honest and willing to help when I had questions…”
“You know that old homage ‘it takes a village to raise a child,’ we’ve definitely taken that to heart…no matter if you have two parents in the bus or just one or a couple of kids or no kids, you’re able to community raise your kids…which is, to me, life altering for my children because not a lot of kids get to experience the things that they do…”
