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

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

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:26 Living your dream van life
• 3:37 Is van life lonely? How do you deal with it?
• 9:49 Backflipping off a 25 ft cliff
• 15:37 How do you get over the fear of doing things alone?
• 20:59 Downsides of van life
• 21:28 [Ad] Mr. Pick Me & The Manhater
• 22:06 (Cont.) Downsides of van life
• 23:41 How do you navigate vulnerability and vigilance with new people?
• 26:48 Connecting with people on the road
• 32:57 If you didn’t have these specific hobbies, would you still be doing van life 6 years later?
• 35:10 Timeline of Maria’s journey and title of this chapter of life
• 38:28 Themes of this episode