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Living the Vanlife

On the Road Toward Sustainability, Community, and Joy

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Discover what it's really like to live and work on the road in a camper van full time from eco-vanlifer and founder of the Diversify Vanlife movement, Noami Grevemberg.
Feeling dissatisfied with her office job and her "stationary home," in 2016 Noami Grevemberg took a bold step. She quit her job, sold her belongings, and set out in her 1985 VW Vanagon to pursue a life of simplicity and travel with her husband and German Shepherd by her side.

In her years living fulltime on the road, Noami has become an expert in the many aspects of vanlife. In her book Living the Vanlife, she digs into all aspects of the lifestyle, from getting over the uncomfortable feeling of uncertainty, to creating a sustainable, thriving life of adventure and a captivating path of choosing whatever it is you truly want for yourself. Through personal stories and actionable advice, Noami candidly and compassionately demonstrates for readers that challenging the "status quo" means taking bold steps, venturing out of your comfort zone, taking risks, and living intentionally. As a Trinidadian immigrant, Noami also takes a practical look at life on the road as a BIPOC navigating many intersections and speaks to topics like converting a van to fit your specific needs, budgeting for vanlife, finding employment, staying safe, and building a supportive community on the road.

Featuring evocative full-color photographs of Noami's journey, Living the Vanlife is an inclusive and celebratory look at an increasingly popular way of life.
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 8, 2023
      Grevemberg, founder of Diversify VanLife, an organization for underrepresented members of the “vanlife” community, debuts with an eye-opening guide to life on the road. The author recalls how burnout and frustration with her unfulfilling day-to-day spurred her and her husband to embark on an adventure across America in 2016. In the nomadic lifestyle, Grevemberg discovered a type of “intentional living” that entailed “shifting away” from traditional markers of social success, such as career and family, and onto a path rooted in joy and connection to nature. Grevemberg dispenses advice for aspiring nomads, including how to coexist with a partner in a small space and prioritize self-care. As a “Black-identifying, mixed-race, queer immigrant,” she also offers counsel to underrepresented individuals within a largely “whitewashed” culture, discussing how to navigate unique safety challenges, and reconnect with nature even if one’s relationship “to the outdoors has been ruptured due to colonization” (practices can include cooking cultural dishes, hiking, or foraging). This spirited guide is animated by Grevemberg’s passion for a nomadic life but doesn’t sugarcoat its challenges, and there’s useful advice tailored to “weekenders,” “part time,” and “full-time” vanlifers alike. The restless are sure to catch the travel bug.

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from July 1, 2023

      Grevemberg is a vanlifer who opted to quit her office job, sell her belongings, and live a simpler life on the road with her husband and dog. In this book, the author shares her personal story of growing up in Trinidad and choosing to live in a van, an experience that proved to be transformative and a lifestyle that she could sustain. The author, committed to creating safe spaces for underrepresented individuals in the nomadic community, also addresses some of the obstacles she faced as a BIPOC woman on the road, such as interactions with police. The book shows that working on the road full-time is about intentional living, and it squashes the myth that this way of life has to be expensive. This title gives readers tips about preparing and budgeting for this type of lifestyle, staying safe, building a community of supporters and thriving in it, and learning to adapt to the scenarios and adventures that come their way. VERDICT An excellent source to give to readers keen on starting their own vanlife journey or to those who want to gain a real-life perspective of this popular trend.--Brittany Fechtman

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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