Rootless Living RLM 018 Nov/Dec 2022

AS I WRITE this, we have just hit our three-year mark for Rootless Living Magazine, and what an amazing adventure it has been. Some of you might know that back in 2016, I thought I invented the idea of going full time in an RV while still working. I had no one in my life that was doing this or talking about it, and as I researched for our launch, I was shocked when I learned that more than a million Americans live and travel full time in an RV. Why had I never heard of this lifestyle? It was common knowledge that some people RV full time during retirement, so it seemed obvious to me that people who could work remotely would choose to live this way as well.…

Valerie Kientzle Kayla Tuala Courtney Kane-Barbaglia Mo Belanger Pat Schulte Thomas Basch Jessica Rambo Trevor Eyre Jennifer Johnson Emilie Brillon Lauren Lynass Chris Nalbandian Christi Mills Landon and Megan Price Brooke and Kyle Miller Kaitlyn O'Brien Kaetlynn Daoust Amanda and David Boles Kyli Brook Brooklyn Durell Katelyn and Howard Newstate Samantha Inman Want to be a part of the next issue? Reach out to us at collab@rootlessliving.com Contributor Spotlight MADALYN MEYERS @discovery.detour The Traveling Canine Madalyn travels with her husband, Drew, and dog, Charlie. She has a master’s in ecology, and marries her passions for science, writing, and travel in her science-themed travel blog, discoverydetour.com ANNE KLUMPP @ontheroadofadventure Tucson’s Best Eats on a Budget Anne, her husband, Brian, and their dog, Skipper, travel full-time in their 2015 Class A Entegra…

“Do you ever just scroll through pictures and think ‘This life we live is so freakin’ amazing?’” “Views like this are exactly why we dreamt of coming back into our new home.” “It can be so easy to get caught up in how far you have to go rather than taking a look back at how far you have come.” “In all aspects of life, we’re fans of changing things as many times as we want until we like the results!” Join the Rootless Living Community and see your shots in the magazine! Tag us on Instagram @RootlessLiving or use the hashtag #RootlessLiving. You can also follow us on Facebook @RootlessLiving.…

I REMEMBER SITTING AT the lunch table during my senior year of high school and realizing my best stories were about other people’s lives. I always found a way to mention how my sister played college basketball while also getting her BSN/RN. I would tell people how my cousin is a professional surfer, and how my other cousin will play Division I basketball in a few years. I was sick of telling other people’s stories—I wanted to have my own story to share. That was the motivation I needed to have a destination wedding in a town I had never seen before except in photos, to go to college in Florida even though I was from a small town in Minnesota, and finally, to jump at the chance to live…

PROGRAMS ATTEMPTING to lure digital nomads and remote workers with a promise of $10,000 or more have been popping up across America. All you have to do is move to the specific area and stay put for a set amount of time. What’s the catch? Other than a few basic requirements, there really isn’t one! We talked to teams in three regions who run programs to draw remote talent to their area, as well as a few people who have already been through the application process and made their move. ASCEND WV Brad D. Smith and his wife, Alys Smith, are behind West Virginia’s Ascend WV program. After a successful tenure in Silicon Valley, Brad and Alys saw the value in Brad’s home state and funded the organization to help…

HEALTH ISSUES ARE never convenient, but I’ve learned that for nomads, they can look very different. Since the start of 2022, we have experienced the disruptive impact health issues can have while living rootless. As someone with a diagnosed kidney disease, I am no stranger to health difficulties, but I never expected to go from stand-up paddleboarding in Mexico to a hospital bed in the span of just a few weeks. From September to December of 2021, my husband Josh and I traveled in our truck and trailer from Texas to Maine, then down to Florida. In December, we planned to fly back to Texas for the holidays and to be in town to help my mother as she went through surgery for breast cancer. When we left Florida, we…