The work-life-nomad balance is fun! Within the last 24 hours, we have settled into a new life. One of the about 500 different lives we have lived within the past seven+ years of travelling. Now, Tarragona is waiting with five weeks of community, as this is our first Village event.
The settling in from the van to the Airbnb is an intense 2 hours of chaotic moving everything from the van to the 4th floor (while the van parked illegaly in on the sidewalk), wondering if it is truly worth it to bring all of the stuff, followed by 24 hours of establishing a life, including popping to the supermarket 5 times in 4 different shops, finding the good running route, yoga spot, morning coffee sunshine moment and washing four loads of laundry after just under a week on the road.
Oh! Yes, all of this, while recording two podcasts, sending one newsletter, walking to the van 4 times for forgotten stuff, having one work-call online and another in the next city over, meeting people in the street, having fellow vanlifers over for a shower, doing each our daily chunk of studying - with the grand decorative night adventure of spending 90 minutes looking for my glasses between 11.30 pm and 1 am.
The work-life-nomad balance includes a lot of moving around. A lot of adapting. A lot of driving in our case, as we are based out of our van. And sometimes, we stop to ask ourselves if it is worth it? A lot of time goes into all of this. Now, two of the children are studying in an organised way, the load is somewhat larger, and it can while carrying stuff up to the fourth floor seem a bit too much. Like it seemed a lot to drive the 2000K in just 3 days.
But it IS worth it, I guarantee it. In the midst of this, adapting is the centrepiece of values, passions and clarity. With so many moving parts, it becomes very obvious what is important. Important enough to stay on the agenda, important enough to peak through the tiredness and the chaos.
So, yes: We did math until 9.30pm last night, until the brains could not hold any more. Yes, we did bring four musical instruments to the fourth floor, and we will practice throughout the month. We will read a poem every day, enjoy the good coffee from our own espresso machine, and the kombucha, golden chai, and all the other elements that make us feel at home.
At the same time, the Village project opens tomorrow, and about 150 people will join us for a month of sharing the lifestyle, moments, exploring, conversing, partying, playing, growing, and enjoying.
It may be overwhelming, but it will more likely just be fun.
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