Steph Is Somewhere

The Buddha once said, "If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?" I know things are crazy right now. The world around us is acting in fear. But, you do not need to act the same way. Choose, instead, to act in love. Stay safe, nomads. . . . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #colorado #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan https://www.instagram.com/p/B94I7aqJid9/?igshid=1nu2jarusc5le

The Red Rider is such a babe. . I've never felt so at home. This picture was taken after my first night in the van. I love this little house so much. . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #colorado #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Basalt, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9PqkuXBDBU/?igshid=3nchamnjmnof

✌🌵 . Permanently holding up those peace fingers! Gotta love a positive saguaro. . Plants are friends ❤ and food🍽. I want to put it out there to the world: I'm working toward becoming vegan. I've been vegetarian for 13 years and I'm ready to get out of my comfort zone and make a deeper impact with my choices. This past year, I've met some amazing vegans who have completely won my heart over (shout out to Victoria @nomadicvantasy and Margo!). Please tell me any vegan tips you have, friends! I need all the help I can get ❤ . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #arizona #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Quartzsite, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B89-7LzhskA/?igshid=131iqdcin4jqi

You can almost hear her howling in protest. Mesa hates being on a leash! . The van is a place for us to sleep, eat and return to. I think the point of vanlife is not to have a home on wheels, but to make a home out of any place we park. . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #washington #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Mt St Helens) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8xD6iQpm7_/?igshid=19yhfhsxd918x

Not being able to handle the cold has kept me pretty confined to a certain part of the States. I am trying to find purpose in this slower-paced way of traveling. I am writing a lot more music and getting to know a lot more of myself. It is good. Very good. . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #arizona #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Tucson, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rk7hgHSFn/?igshid=jiy4z15vusp4

Desert Mood 🌵 . Been playing a lot of Bob Dylan. Been holding conversation with the Saguaros. . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #Tucson #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan @thepianofarm (at Tucson, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mV9SpBuz7/?igshid=1iledrrgkegfy

It is best in the west🌲🌞! I've been thinking of the chilly mornings and endless pine trees from when vanlife was still new to Mesa and me. . Been wishing I could disappear lately. Been wishing something would swoop down from the sky and carry me to another planet. I'm reminded lately that vanlife is not an escape from my problems. That I am still very broken and very hurt. But I'm also reminded that my struggle does not have to define me or my relationships with myself, my planet or other people. . For anyone else going through stuff, you've got this. And you look good today 😚. . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #colorado #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Twin Lakes, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8hlFrCJea5/?igshid=1umer5g7vcs4r

The official announcement! Everyone, please give a warm welcome to Dragon🐲, the newest member of my lil van family 🎉. . I hope I don't kill you 🌞 . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #succulent #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Coachella, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HsSIpheuK/?igshid=1kopv9yw25lbb

Mesa and I are suckers for a good view. We have been camping on a mountain overlooking Palm Springs the past few nights and love the way that the city glitters at night. During the day we are surrounded by mountains. It's the best of both worlds. . . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #palmsprings #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #hounddog #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Palm Desert, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7_OwhSh1YM/?igshid=1ry7sf237nw55

THIS IS MY WORLD! . And yours. . Don't litter. . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #california #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #climbing #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Palm Desert, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B76Q11Kht2M/?igshid=b4e229i0l2cf

I saw all my favorite colors this last week and most of them were from within the people I met and reconnected with. Thank you all for singing, talking, dancing, exploring, drinking, photographing and telling me when it was appropriate to laugh (@jessejf). Thank you all, most importantly, for being my home. . I really, really love you guys. . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #rtr #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Quartzsite, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B72OPRxpEtM/?igshid=1r0yom3tx7gny

"Are we there yet?" . The desert is a much better place to spend the winter. Just saying🌵 . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #arizona #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #redbone #hounddog #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Middle of the F***ing Arizona Desert) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7eIYiyB03j/?igshid=1hufr9gdy0tfi

What was the first song you learned on guitar? . Practice space is tight, but I'm making it work 🎸. . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #musician #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #guitar #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan (at Pine, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7UavcEh6PK/?igshid=1bfesre2hg52f

Working on some new seating arrangements. . Who is down to "hang" at #rubbertramprendezvous next week? So excited to see my fellow Vanlifers and get back on the road! . #vanlife #vanliving #buildout #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #colorado #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #campervan https://www.instagram.com/p/B7HB6Rhhxj6/?igshid=x5a5qi69mfyb

Dreaming of foggy days in the rose garden🌹 . Oregon was this really good time of being alone. It was a feeling of settling into the wildness around me. Letting go of control. . If you are a flower, I love you. . #vanlife #vanliving #internationalrosegarden #vanbuildout #adventure #explore #thegreatoutdoors #adventurevan #stephissomewhere #getoutside #offthegrid #travel #westwardbound #oregon #greatunknown #neverstopexploring #campvibes #roamtheplanet #getoutside #livetoexplore #lonelyplanet #vanlifers #vanlifedwellings #camp #camperstyle #vanconversion #homeiswhereyouparkit #minimalism #divinefeminine #portland #hounddog (at International Rose Test Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6LtHeXBRE5/?igshid=1otad2pjht0q9

I'd rather have a heart that was too often broken than a heart that could never be reached at all. . I am consuming every piece of your planet that I can. it is different than mine. the passage of time is slower. The oceans are far shallower. More salt, but man-made and undissolved. It is a lonely place, decorated with the lowest register of your voice. I do not belong here. I know. But I thought I would at least find something beautiful before it was time to leave. . #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #typewriterpoem #travelingpoet #vanlifepoet #poetryporn #poetryofinstagram #writerscorner #travel #nature #adventure #nature #srmason #vanlife #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #words #typewriter #vanlife #travel https://www.instagram.com/p/B58X9HGBUVQ/?igshid=4h7e916gi1ce