They changed everything and adopted #vanlife. Here’s what they learned

‘After being forced to move into our van to make ends meet, we’d lost our faith in the middle class bargain.’ Composite: Getty/Stevie Trujillo/The Akpan Family

I was six months pregnant, sitting on a beach in Huanchaco, Peru, with my husband, Tree, both of us struggling to make a decision that would change the course of our lives.

“So, what do you think?” Tree asked, as the last orange rind of the sun dipped below the horizon line.