tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982542824870320161.post4480322246349789949..comments2024-03-28T05:34:23.423-04:00Comments on Life's Sweet Journey: Full-Time RV Life || Staying Connected and Happy on the Road Melanie @ Life's Sweet Wordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14489717653446197401noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982542824870320161.post-70484224404180531962018-02-16T22:06:53.946-05:002018-02-16T22:06:53.946-05:00OH wow! You guys had quite the week! We don't ...OH wow! You guys had quite the week! We don't have an RV but we have a 13ft vintage Boler trailer and we love traveling around in it!The darling dahliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699615039233956543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982542824870320161.post-69746948992451622192018-02-02T12:58:18.956-05:002018-02-02T12:58:18.956-05:00i always love reading blogs about this! people jus...i always love reading blogs about this! people just giving up everything and traveling! i've been looking at places to teach online, i've heard some amazing things about VIP kid justine @ sunnyinjune.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210038244523092833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982542824870320161.post-9380336677861148162018-02-02T09:33:03.461-05:002018-02-02T09:33:03.461-05:00What a great adventure!What a great adventure!mammascookinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657934950060205691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982542824870320161.post-56424399884489692892018-02-01T22:02:21.980-05:002018-02-01T22:02:21.980-05:00Wow it sure does sound like your having fun but le...Wow it sure does sound like your having fun but learning a lot as your go too! Thanks for sharing what your learning with everyone, will save lots of people with these tips.Sharonhttp://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982542824870320161.post-83410957214075947622018-02-01T21:30:33.434-05:002018-02-01T21:30:33.434-05:00Okay the fact that y'all are traveling around ...Okay the fact that y'all are traveling around in an RV is SO fun! I've never even been in an RV but these seem like some great tips!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135205541132238902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982542824870320161.post-24038497322032850132018-01-28T11:55:22.364-05:002018-01-28T11:55:22.364-05:00Hey, we actually don't use a Wifi box. The hot...Hey, we actually don't use a Wifi box. The hotspot it actually off of our phone. We have Verizon unlimited plan, which is $189 with taxes, etc. for two phones. It has been great! We have always been with Verizon, just because they seem to have the best and most consistent signal, but made the switch to unlimited when we hit the road. The only issue is the hotspot usage is capped at 15GB per phone (which means once we have used the hotspot that much our speed when using the hotspot is slower). Honestly though it really hasn't hurt our teaching abilities. We can still turn on the hotspot (which gives internet to our computers when we don't have wifi) and teach without issue, even at the slower speed. It just makes scrolling FB or watching any shows difficult. We can't really understand why it still connects well for our classes (since those are done through video) and not anything else, but we aren't complaining! We use the WeBoost booster box, which boosts any cell signal in the area. We plan to do a more in-depth post and video on this soon, showing how we hook it up/ how it works etc, but it's basically an extra little antenna thing that we put up on the roof of the RV, which then connects to a box inside the camper that helps us get a stronger cell signal. It really came in handy last week, as we originally had two bars and couldn't access our classes, and then once we plugged into the booster all was well. That was definitely an investment (about $500), but we heard that it was the best one for RVers, so we figured it was worth it. They have smaller units if you are looking for something for home, or aren't planning to be as far out as we knew we would end up being from time-to-time, that cost less. We teach with a company called VIPKID (I wrote a little more in detail about it in this post http://www.lifessweetwords.com/2017/08/vipkid-finding-remote-job-that-allows.html) and for right now it is the only thing that we do on the road. It's one-on-one instruction with school aged kiddos in China, who are wanting to learn English. We wake up and teach early in the mornings and then again on weekend evenings. At some point we would love to do some seasonal work on the road, maybe help do a wine harvest or work at a state park, but for now we can't commit that long to one spot, so this has been keeping us rolling. We do make a small amount from the blog, but nothing that would support us. Working to grow that, but for now teaching is keeping us gassed and going :) Any other questions feel free to ask or shoot me an email (lifessweetwords@gmail.com). Melanie @ Life's Sweet Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489717653446197401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982542824870320161.post-22222682345532676282018-01-26T23:55:43.613-05:002018-01-26T23:55:43.613-05:00Would love to hear A LOT more detail about the WiF...Would love to hear A LOT more detail about the WiFi box that you use and the booster. Cost, company choices, towers, etc. Thanks! Oh and would love to know more about your teaching and if that's the only work y'all do on the road. The How- To Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053280635243266990noreply@blogger.com