How this all started.



Felix and I met in December of 2016 in the prime of my traveling therapy career. He somehow convinced me to stay in CA just long enough for us to fall in love, get engaged and courthouse married almost 5 years later (wedding plans in the works for 2023). I had the idea for me to continue travelling for therapy jobs and live in a van and he could just come with me - his response was "absolutely not". I scoffed and wished he would actually consider it, not realizing how big of a deal it was for him to leave his job as a firefighter. However, about 2 weeks later on a hike down from a climb Felix begins the conversation with "so I figured out how we can make this travelling thing work". Essentially, we decided we would plan to save up enough for us to both not work and just travel for a few years while we decide where to live next and settle down. Felix tends to always come around to my great ideas while also making them better and realistic :). 

We have officially both left our jobs that we truly love in Fresno and Hanford, CA in order to spend 2 years living in the van that we (mostly Felix) built out this last year. We plan to climb as much as we can while also exploring the country, biking, visiting friends and dreaming of our future home/location. This will be our platform to update friends and family, as well as give y'all an itinerary so we can meet up and see people along the way! Please reach out if you want to meet up with us!

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  1. MishellyeahMarch 2, 2022 at 10:37 PM

    Living vicariously through you guys as I finish out school and can join the amazing Jovansson and other van-lifers!!

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  2. Spaceystacey50March 2, 2022 at 11:23 PM

    Love your story and the van looks awesome. Enjoy your travels and good for you to make a plan, save the $ and go for it. You're only young once and so go have fun. Look forward to reading about your adventures. Stay safe. Gonna miss your faces at MM.

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  3. Carly PMarch 3, 2022 at 9:02 AM

    Soo excited for this blog to keep up with your travels! Love you guys, bon voyage and see ya soon!

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  4. Alexandra LawsonMarch 9, 2022 at 8:50 PM

    So stoked for yall and love bringing the blog updates back ;)

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  5. ShilpaApril 1, 2022 at 11:03 AM

    You know I need to dig around and see if I can find a picture of you two on the trip you let on ;) it’s a beautiful van! Happy traveling!

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