THE NARRATIVE ARC

Becoming ‘Homeless’ Was the Best Decision I Ever Made

I thought I was hitting the road for an adventure. Instead, I found home

Jennifer Nelson
The Narrative Arc
Published in
7 min readMar 23, 2024

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An obese white woman with short brown hair and a teal shirt sits behind the wheel of a blue and black hatchback vehicle.
Photo property of Author. Taken by John Archer.

In December of 2019, I made a decision that my family universally loathed. I was going to live (and sleep) in my compact car so I could finally afford to travel.

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