It's a privilege to learn about racism and not experience it. Each of the resources below have been super impactful in our learning and understanding of the oppression faced by POC on a daily basis. We hope that you will take the time to learn alongside us, share what you're learning with friends both on and offline and donate where possible. Eamon and I have donated to:
Color of Change the largest online racial justice organization in the US.
Black Health Alliance working to improve the health and well being of black communities in Canada
Resources:
13TH on Netflix
Systemic Racism Explained
Jane Elliot's Anti-Racism Exercise on Oprah
Racism Has a Cost for Everyone by Heather McGhee
Trevor Noah on George Floyd
Rachel Cargle's Public Address
Please share any and all resources below that have been impactful to you.
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The tiny home project continues as we bring to life our idea for a unique bed design that we've never seen done before in a van conversion. The concept is to keep our van build very open while still having seating for 6+ people and a beautiful, comfortable QUEEN SIZED bed! How are we going to achieve this in just 80 sq-ft?
Support us by shopping our handmade chai blends:
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chaiwalachai.com/store
Products Used in our Van Build Thus Far:
Kreg Jig Kit
Electric Floor Heating & Diesel Heater from Expedition Upfitter
Wall Panels We Wish We'd Used
Flooring
Van Bunk Windows
Water Fill Cap
250 ft Wire Cable
Gorilla Tape
Butyl Putty Tape
Sikaflex
Electrical Cable Wrap
Puck Lighting
Fuse Block
Fans
Wire Crimper Tool
Zip Ties
Milwaukee 18-Piece Tool Set
How Did We Get Here?
Abandoning our Van in Africa
After an incredible 3 years of living, working, and traveling in our self converted Sprinter Van we made the very tough decision to abandon it in Africa to take a rescue flight back to Canada. As it has for all of us this global pandemic has flipped our world upside down. When our Prime Minister announced that he was sending repatriation flights over to Africa to pick up Canadians who were stuck (due to border closures) we consulted with friends and family closest to us and realized that in this time of crisis we should be back in our home country. Halting our dream of driving around the world was a hard pill to swallow which is why we knew we needed a big project to keep our mind + body busy while social distancing back here in Toronto. Enter building an off-grid tiny house on wheels!! This is going to be our 3rd time converting an empty cargo van into a campervan and we are both excited and nervous to take on this project. We want this build to be the ULTIMATE OFF-GRID VAN 🚐
Tour the renovations we've done to our self converted sprinter van:
VAN TOUR after 2 years living in our TINY HOUSE on wheels
Who are we?
We're Eamon and Bec, a Toronto-based couple who live full-time in our self converted Sprinter Van!! SUBSCRIBE for wanderlust travel, behind the scenes of what it's really like to live in a van, and videos all about the yummy vegan food we make + eat! VAN LIFE COUPLE.
Our goal here is to inspire you to chase after your own dreams however big (or small... tiny homes anyone?) they may be! We hope to create a community of like-minded, positive individuals who will grow to love and support one another on their own journeys.
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