I spend part of my day, looking at photos with my daughters. They love to see themselves when they were babies and also to see the photos when we lived in our bus. When we lived in the bus we were nomadic, but for the last 3 years we have been parked up in our Truck in the south of Spain. They both keep telling me they want to go back on the road. They loved going to new places, having the forest or the sea as their garden. They are children of the wilderness for sure.

But for now we stay in Spain, parked up on a lush piece of land, surrounded by mountains, drinking water from springs and eating fruit from the trees.

I love my life, it is not for everyone and it does have it's hardships. There is a lot of work that goes into maintaining this lifestyle, but I really would not want it any other way. I do feel very lucky to be where I am now, but I also believe it was meant to be. The power of intentions, of putting your faith in the universe. See here is the thing, if you live in harmony with the earth, then the earth lives in harmony with you. What you put out, you receive. That has been my way, my life.

I have always loved to travel. From a young age I remember putting pictures up on my wall, of all the places I wanted to visit. I also loved to fill my room with branches and stones, examples of the beauty only nature can create. I felt inspired and nurtured in there. I would dream of all the countries I wanted to visit, all those places I had on my wall and right in the middle of them all was a picture of a bus. I knew that this, was one way in which I wished to see some of the world.

I travelled a lot in my 20's, visiting all those places I envisaged. Travelling really opened my eyes to the many different ways in which we live, the many different ways in which we can connect with the earth. It allowed me to see how similar we all are, and also how important it is to listen yourself and not follow and believe all that you have been shown or taught. Travelling exposed me to the reality that schooling does not prepare you for living, it prepares you for work.

Life should never be just about working ,life is about growing, exploring, playing and coming together with others. It is about making connections. They was always far too much division within the educational system for me. Forcing kids to conform and fit in, expecting everyone of them to meet certain criteria. There is no space to grow, to explore who you are and the to explore the world around you. School for me was about confinement. I know that learning does happen there and I know that you do get educated, but educated to work. And like I have said there is more to live that work.

We are all different and what works for me, what makes me happy in my life is not going to do the same for you. We all have our own path to take, what is important is that you stay true to who you are.

I have always felt very connected to nature. and I would rather be outside than contained within four walls. Because when I am outside I can think more clearly, I can let my imagination run wild and I can send my intentions out into the world.

I could write so much more about my reasons for choosing to live off grid, at one time nomadic, but now living parked up in my truck. I also have so many more photos to share. So I will continue on another day, but for now I need to go and cook some wholesome food for my girls and go catch the sunset.

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