LIVING IN A VAN, SUSTAINABLY

For many years, I’ve made it a priority to focus on the planet’s needs alongside my own. My relationship with nature has always been a source of energy for me; it’s been the foundation of my life. As a child, my fascination with animals stoked a dream of becoming a veterinarian or a park ranger, caring for animals and the ecosystem. But as the years passed and I developed more of an understanding of the reality of our climate situation, the vision of what I actually wanted started to take shape. I realized that I could be an environmental activist—a defender of the planet, and a person who