Van Dweller Makes Triumphant Return to Bay Area Hometown, Inspires Local Youth

When the adults of your hometown reject your unconventional lifestyle and the kids help you remember why you left

Ija Mei
The Bold Italic
Published in
11 min readOct 13, 2020

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A van with its side door open, parked on grass in front of the ocean.
Photo: Ija Mei

My grandma once told me about her early days in San Francisco, waddling up and down the hilly streets, massively pregnant with my mom, laughing…

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