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Ben Naiser, professional tattoo artist. Using creative means to make ideas a visual reality.

My Wild Life

Life on the Road

Benjamin Naiser

The question today is: Why do you live in an RV?

Well, I have lived & worked in 5 different cities since 2011 and don’t seem to be slowing down. I know this isn’t a huge number, but consider I never intended for any of these places to be temporary. Life on the road is a dream for most people. My experience is a bit different, I saw some potentially good opportunities, that ended up not lasting long. So, I prepared myself for these short lived opportunities by moving into a RV. Makes moving from place to place much easier. Now after 6 years on the road, I’m starting to realize I don’t really belong anywhere.

Not belonging anywhere is strange. Don't get me wrong: always being somewhere new is fun, but it really spreads you thin. There are places I’ve called home, and places I’ve loved; but none give me a reason to stay. There’s never really been a particular part of the world I really wanted to be. I don’t really have a plan, other than do what works. I’ve tried to really implement a new philosophy into my life: go with the flow. Whatever the hell that means, I’m doing it. Basically if it feels right, it is right. I will say one thing about this ‘go with your gut’ practice, it works. Pretty well anyway, as far as I can tell. So that’s what I’m doing, I am literally wondering around going from place to place doing whatever I can to maintain my preferred lifestyle. 

I do plan on continuing this until I go somewhere that catches me body and soul. My only hope is it doesn’t take me too long. 

Little insight into the life of a rambler.