Driving north from Key West, I spotted a vivid blue school bus and as I neared, humans of all sizes were on the roof top deck, lashing down boats of all colors. Foolishly, I pressed on, tooting my horn, leaving Key West behind in search of a beach in solace. Almost two months later, the opposite version of this story was told to me by Aaron Tokarz as we swapped bus war stories the first night of the United Tiny Living Festival in Macon, Georgia. Over the next three days, are families united together seamlessly and on our final day together we recorded this podcast.

Aaron and Philan were motivated and sought a substantial change in their lives and when she brought up the idea of a school bus, they had one parked in their backyard within a couple weeks. This is kind of how they roll, and now they roll full time as a family of five on board a beautiful International flat-nose 30’ School Bus. They have been following the unschooling philosophy for the first year on the road, letting each of their kids practice self-directed learning. In three short days, we saw each of their personalities come alive through a multitude of situations at the tiny house festival.

In this episode we cover the reasons why they left their home of Rockford, Illinois, the immediate challenges of life on the road, unschooling, relationship challenges and why their life on the road is exactly what their family needed at that moment. Follow the SimplyUsAndABus story on Instagram or Youtube.

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Rewilding Parenthood is a podcast featuring families leading bold and courageous lifestyles. It is told in 5 episode thematic based seasons - the purpose being that we want families interested in a certain subject matter to get a holistic look at the lifestyle they seek to pursue and most importantly highlighting paths to achieving this life. Of the five episodes per season, four will be hosted by Colin Boyd, in English and the fifth in Spanish and hosted by Sofi Aldinio. So whether you are seeking a life on the road, on the water or just an alternative approach to the 9-5, join us to find inspiration and connection to many others leading the way.

Rewilding Parenthood was produced by Afuera Vida and hosted by Colin Boyd & Sofi Aldinio. Follow the journey, and podcast highlights on instagram @afueravida.

Sound Design & Editing by Mercedes Riva
Music by Thomas Tyrel