How To Build Authentic Community Working Remotely & Living on the Road: Van Life w Maria Bitner

Something More Human

Is it possible to create and maintain a strong community while choosing van life, traveling full time, or working remotely? Maria shares everything from the challenges and risks to the power and fulfillment in choosing to live as a nomad doing remote work. Yes, it does include fractured ribs and expensive van repairs, but Maria also shares invaluable insight about not only how to make a living on the road, but how to cultivate a consistent community to avoid the perils of loneliness while constantly traveling.
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Living your dream van life (00:01:26)

3. Is van life lonely? How do you deal with it? (00:03:37)

4. Backflipping off a 25 ft cliff (00:09:49)

5. How do you get over the fear of doing things alone? (00:15:37)

6. Downsides of van life (00:20:59)

7. How do you navigate vulnerability and vigilance with new people? (00:23:04)

8. Connecting with people on the road (00:26:11)

9. If you didn’t have these specific hobbies, would you still be doing van life 6 years later? (00:32:20)

10. Timeline of Maria’s journey and title of this chapter of life (00:34:33)

11. Themes of this episode (00:37:51)