Celebrating One Year As A Nomad
Above all finding the right time and place to celebrate one year as a nomad is a challenge. Sooner or later you just have to record. Therefore listen to the celebration from Scottsdale, Arizona in Celebrating-One-Year-As-Nomad-Bob Davis Podcast 1025.
All A Blur
Firstly it’s all a blur to me.
Never Regretted It
Secondly I have never regretted selling, donating or throwing away everything I owned to hit the road.
Overall Mission
Even more lately I have been working on an overall mission statement for the second year of nomad travel.
Enlightenment
However a friend told me recently she thought I was searching for enlightenment.
Halloween 2020
Maybe seeking enlightenment will do for this first year of nomad travel, starting on Halloween Night 2020.
Felt Trapped Back Home
In Celebrating-One-Year-As-Nomad-Bob Davis Podcast 1025 I talk about feeling trapped back home.
Suburban Lifestyle
And feeling there was nothing keeping me in the suburban lifestyle.
Learned A Lot
Certainly I have learned a lot this first year of solid nomad travel.
For example frustrations and problems are unavoidable.
But you learn to deal with them as they come up.
On The Road
In addition in the beginning I was on the road a lot.
Hit all the lower 48.
Death In The Family
During the New Year’s I dealt with a death in the family.
Start All Over Again
After that it seemed like I had to start all over again.
How Nomads Are Changed By Travel
In short all the podcasts since Halloween 2020 have dealt with the internal processes and experiences of nomad travel.
No Politics
In the same vein I am proud that none of these podcasts have focused on political issues.
Nothing But Travel
Moreover nothing but travel.
No Advice On Your Rig
On the other hand I don’t tell you how to get to the Grand Canyon or how to empty your black water tanks.
No Wrenching Or Builds
To clarify I don’t do RV wrenching and won’t talk about my ‘build’.
But what almost no one talks about is how this kind of lifestyle effects people on a day to day basis.
And I think there’s a place for that kind of talk about the nomad lifestyle.
Small Towns
Finally I have to say the one big takeaway is how much I have fallen in love with the everyday small towns in this country.
The People
The people you meet on the back roads.
The Towns
For instance towns like Ely Nevada or Lubbock Texas.
Search For America
In short if you’re searching for America and you decide to do it as a nomad I think you’ll learn a few things.
Fact is the United States is a vibrant and complex economy and an incredible people.