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ABOUT HOME IS ROAM

 
 

Home doesn’t have to be one place.

Home is Roam is for people building a life that doesn’t fit neatly inside one address. Maybe you travel full-time. Maybe you housesit, spend months abroad, move with the seasons, work remotely, or simply want more freedom to go without dismantling your entire life every time you leave.

I started living this way in 2017, when I sold nearly everything I owned and left without a fixed destination. Since then, my version of nomad life has included long-term travel, road trips, extended stays abroad, seasonal living, and plenty of time figuring out the decidedly unglamorous logistics that make a life between places actually work.

Home is Roam is where I share what I’ve learned along the way: how to leave your car behind for months, manage your stuff while you travel, use housesitting as part of a longer journey, navigate life between places, and make a mobile life actually work in the real world.

But this isn’t really about traveling farther or collecting more destinations. It’s about creating a life with enough flexibility that home can be something you carry with you rather than somewhere you’re required to stay. There’s no single correct way to be a nomad. You don’t need a van, a one-way ticket, a laptop on a beach, or a tiny backpack containing your entire earthly existence. Home is Roam is about finding the version of a life in motion that works for you.

Giving back matters, too.

Home is Roam is built around the privilege of being able to choose a life without one fixed home. Not everyone gets that choice. That’s why Home is Roam commits 10% of its profits to organizations supporting people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity in the United States.

As the project grows, so will that contribution.