Posts tagged America
From the Darkest Skies to City Lights: Salt Lake City
From the Darkest Skies to City Lights: Salt Lake City

Follow your instincts, be spontaneous, discover things you never knew were there to be discovered.

And that’s how I discovered vanlife.

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On The Road 2020Carson CostaVanlife, Salt Lake City, Temple Square, City, COVID-19, Aquarium, Planetarium, Downtown, Exploring, Park City, Friends, Friendship, Flowers, Birds, Tracy Aviary, Getting Started, Origin Story, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, America, Travel, United States, Visits, Movies, Finding Dory, Capitols, CapitalsComment
A Big, Fat Van Post About Big, Fat Topics: Van Progress and COVID-19
A Big, Fat Van Post About Big, Fat Topics: Van Progress and COVID-19

It’s still a lot to do, but I’m definitely on the home stretch. Besides, it’s good I’ve got plenty to do, since I’m out of work for at least three weeks.

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Pre-TripCarson CostaVanlife, Van Build, Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, isolation, Working, Apocalypse, video game, Danica, Cabinets, Bed, Benches, Blogging, America, Experience, Goals, History, Inspiration, Marathon March, Overcoming problems, United States, Subfloor, Worried, DIYComment
The First Day: Lassen Volcanic National Park
The First Day: Lassen Volcanic National Park

Zach looked back and said that everything looked ok, except there seemed to be something shiny — something that looked like water — on the floor.

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Trial RunCarson CostaTravel, Danica, Snow, Zach, RYE, Rotary Youth Exchange, California, Donner Party, Donner Summit, Oil, Lassen Volcanic National Park, National Parks, America, Adventure, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, Blogging, Driving, long drive, Mess, Mishaps, Losing my mind, Panic, Challenges, Dirty, Exhaustion, Excitement, Heat, Frustration, Inner Thoughts, Late Night Musings, Tiny Living, Vanlife Comments
A Few Thoughts on Americanism
A Few Thoughts on Americanism

Forth of July was the one day every year that I always felt unstoppable. It made me feel empowered, one person supported and held up by millions of people, like every dream I’d every dared to entertain was as close as those fireworks, falling down upon me from the stars.

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Pre-TripCarson CostaPolitics, Americanism, United States, America, Reflections, Rotary Youth Exchange, RYE, Germany, Venezuela, Inner Thoughts, Pride, Nationality, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, Blogging, Self, Why?, Learning, Self-doubt, TravelComment