(slow funky music)
- Hey, I'm Almond.
I'm 23 and I've been living out
of my van for the past five months.
Welcome to my journey.
Good morning guys,
and what a beautiful day that the universe
has created just for me.
Join me in the bedroom area
where we're gonna enjoy a deluxe acai bowl
that you can find at any Erewhon.
This is all organic and only $35.
So I have been getting so many comments
about you guys asking where I sustainably shop.
So today I'm finally gonna show you.
Mm hm.
Let's grab our reusable bags and let's go.
So I only shop at co-ops
because they're eco-friendly and everything's at the--
- Mahalo, fellow drifter.
(upbeat music)
Cool van.
- Thanks.
- Check mine out.
Her name is Terra.
Named after the Earth.
- Very cool.
Mine's named Sprinter.
You know, after the running technique.
- I'm Rainer.
- Almond.
- How long have you and Sprinter been on the road?
- About five months now.
(upbeat music)
- This here tastes like three months to me.
I've been on the road for two years now.
- Well I custom built my van with my inheritance.
Check this out.
I have a storage space under my bed for storage.
I put things in it like a blanket or maybe a dog one day
once I drill some holes into it.
- I actually sleep in this net attached to the ceiling.
(whispering) Like a bat.
- I have a kitchen table that retracts from my sink.
This is my sink.
(water splashing)
Oh my gosh.
- I have a fold down table in my bathroom.
This allows me to eat and release at the same time.
I also have an overhead bidet.
I use it to clean my teeth.
- I built a drawer inside my drawer.
I keep my love letters to myself in here.
- I have a drawer inside a drawer inside a drawer.
- Dearest Almond,
you are the sunshine in my life
but sometimes it's too much.
You blind me with your emotions.
Get it together.
I have better ones.
- I keep my protein in here.
Don't worry,
it's just bugs.
I don't eat anything that has a soul.
- I don't eat anything that used to be alive.
I'm all plant-based.
- Um, plants used to be alive.
- Check out this fork knife I made.
It cuts my mouth up pretty good
but it's worth it to save water.
- I just have my eating glove.
It's compostable.
I never wash it in order to save water
and it also brings all the flavors
from my last meal into my next one.
- I'd love to stay and talk
but I need to recenter myself after this confrontation.
- Me too.
(relaxing yoga music)
(humming)
(humming loudly)
(screaming)
- I donated all my money to charity.
- Oh yeah?
Well, I just realized I didn't even believe in money.
- Well I have so few possessions
that I'm not even weighed down by anything.
I can jump super high.
- Not as high as me!
(grunting)
(panting)
My mantra is always remember
that every minute is an eternity.
- Yeah?
Mine is always remember every second is an eternity.
- Did I say every minute?
I meant every millisecond.
- Did I say every second?
I meant every nanosecond.
Well, the reason I'm a van lifer is
because I have a warrant out for my arrest
for selling cigarettes to teens.
- Me too,
except for public urination.
Technically I'm a sex offender.
- I lied.
The real reason I'm in a van is
'cause I had my heart broken.
- No duh.
All van lifers do it because they got dumped.
- I'll never love again.
- What is love?
I don't even remember.
(panting)
- Do you wanna have sex in your van?
- I can't.
There's physically not enough room for two people.
- Dumpster?
- That sounds sustainable.
Do you have protection?
- We can use my eating glove.
- [Almond] That's hot.
(slow funky music)
(water splashing)
- (beep)
That's like three showers.
Succulents.
Drink it.
Oh God.
I didn't waste the water.
- I'm Almond.
(laughing)
- My name's your (beep) name.
(laughing)
- This here tastes of dirt.
Arby's venison, some smooshed McDonald's fries.
I can tell you came from Pacoima.
- There's a really sexy one in here.
Hold on.
It's like a sex dream.
Almond.
Your psychiatrist, no.
- I got rid of all of my money.
I don't want possessions.
- I just believed.
(beep)
- I (beep) up my lines so don't worry.
- We both (beep) that up.
- Yeah, I donated all my money to charity.
- Donated all my charity to money.