{"id":108531,"date":"2020-04-16T09:58:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T13:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=108531"},"modified":"2020-04-16T10:27:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T14:27:26","slug":"life-lessons-while-on-the-road-during-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/life-lessons-while-on-the-road-during-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Lessons While on the Road During Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly a year ago,&nbsp;<strong>Megan Fish \u201915<\/strong>&nbsp;adopted&nbsp;a nomadic lifestyle while she worked for film production company, Square Zero Films. She bought a green&nbsp;2004 Ford Econoline-350&nbsp;with 140,000 miles on the odometer, outfitted it with all the necessities of a home and&nbsp;started splitting her time between van-living and couch surfing, bent on chasing the endless summer and meaningful experiences with loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t realize it at the time, but she made the ultimate home for proper social distancing to weather the storm of a global&nbsp;pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Now she is&nbsp;camping&nbsp;her way through a cross-country road trip&nbsp;with former UCF women\u2019s soccer\/current UCLA women\u2019s soccer coach&nbsp;Amanda Cromwell as&nbsp;they&nbsp;slowly&nbsp;travel&nbsp;back home&nbsp;from Florida&nbsp;to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>This is their story.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108536\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-108536 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping.jpg\" alt=\"Megan Fish and Amanda Cromwell cook a fish outside\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-767x767.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-108536 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Megan Fish and Amanda Cromwell cook a fish outside\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping-767x767.jpg 767w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Fish-Cromwell-camping.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Megan Fish (left) and Amanda Cromwell (right) have been on the road together for about a month and fill their days by listening to audio books, exercising and fishing for dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div><strong>How They Began Traveling Together<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Fish: I initially drove out to the East Coast from California&nbsp;in&nbsp;early February&nbsp;because I had this idea&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;I wanted to tell the stories about all the women coaches who have inspired me. It was going to be called&nbsp;\u201cShe&nbsp;in&nbsp;Me.\u201d&nbsp;Most of them live on the&nbsp;East&nbsp;Coast. But then all this happened.<\/p>\n<p>Cromwell: I was in Bradenton, Florida,&nbsp;for my&nbsp;[coaching certification]&nbsp;A-license&nbsp;course&nbsp;and planned on staying longer because my mom was in Sarasota.&nbsp;Fish was in Jacksonville, so&nbsp;I told her to come over.&nbsp;Then coronavirus happened and everything hit the fan.<\/p>\n<p>Fish: I had planned to drive back to California in June, so I figured,&nbsp;\u201cAlright, I might as well go now when I don\u2019t have a job.\u201d&nbsp;There\u2019s no work coming in right now with everything canceled.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Life just said, \u201cYou\u2019re going to go across the country now \u2014 and take your time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cromwell: I&nbsp;was going to fly back because&nbsp;I needed to take care of my dog, but&nbsp;my friend called needing a place to live. Now I had someone to take care of Bailey, and there really was no rush in getting back.<\/p>\n<p>Fish:&nbsp;It\u2019s crazy how all of it worked out.&nbsp;Life&nbsp;just&nbsp;said,&nbsp;\u201cYou\u2019re going to go across the country now&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;and take your time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108535\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-108535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus.jpg\" alt=\"Megan Fish holds a package of toilet paper to the sky in front of her van\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-108535 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Megan Fish holds a package of toilet paper to the sky in front of her van\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Megan-Fish-Fishtales-Coronavirus.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Like everywhere else, toilet paper can be hard to find right now while on the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div><strong>The<\/strong><strong> Journey<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><em>They left Sarasota on March 18 and stopped in Jacksonville to pick up Fish\u2019s bike and&nbsp;<\/em><em>the&nbsp;<\/em><em>surfboards she had left behind.&nbsp;<\/em><em>They&nbsp;<\/em><em>continued to&nbsp;<\/em><em>Lake Lanier in Georgia<\/em><em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/em><em>then <\/em><em>stopped at family properties in <\/em><em>Asheville<\/em><em>, North Carolina<\/em><em>; <\/em><em>Deep Creek Lake<\/em><em>, Maryland;&nbsp;<\/em><em>Nashville<\/em><em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/em><em>Paris, Tennessee. They shared their story while fishing on a boat on Kentucky Lake <\/em><em>at sunset.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fish: California is&nbsp;pretty locked&nbsp;down&nbsp;at the moment, so it\u2019s not the best time to rush back, and we\u2019re waiting for it to warm up a little bit in the west. There\u2019s no insulation in the van, so warm weather is key.<\/p>\n<p>The van has&nbsp;a&nbsp;full-size bed. Underneath is storage. The middle of the van is the living room and kitchen. I have a two-burner stove and pantry. The cooler sits between the driver and passenger seats. On top of the van, I built a platform that kind of acts like a balcony to hang out on. We have a toilet, so it\u2019s fully livable. We haven\u2019t used the shower yet but if we needed to, it\u2019s a 3-gallon pressure pump shower so we could do it that way. It\u2019s comfort living. Before I had this, I stayed in a Subaru that I built out, so it was&nbsp;really tight&nbsp;in that.<\/p>\n<p>Cromwell: She named the van Jade Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>Fish: Yes, her name is Jade Cruz. The first trip I took it on was in Sedona, and I met two awesome guys who&nbsp;really just&nbsp;were the highlight of that trip, so I named it after them. I think being on the road, you don\u2019t have your tight-knit community as much, but I love people and I love their stories.&nbsp;So&nbsp;it spurs me to talk to people and be open to strangers and give them the space to be them and hear them. I just want to show people that someone cares and they are seen, and I want them to see for themselves how rad they are.<\/p>\n<p>Like today, I met a nice woman at the grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>Cromwell: She wanted to teach Megan how to bag groceries.<\/p>\n<p>Fish: You just realize how impactful those little interactions are when you don\u2019t have that many. You feed&nbsp;off of&nbsp;them. Which is particularly true right&nbsp;now.&nbsp;Life kind of paused, so we\u2019re trying to make the most of it.&nbsp;It\u2019s been&nbsp;really nice&nbsp;to do that, and I think we\u2019re all seeing that play out with how&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest of the world is reacting with the isolation in finding ways to connect and be together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108533\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 size-full wp-image-108533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset.jpg\" alt=\"sunset\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 size-full wp-image-108533 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"sunset\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-sunset.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Some of their best moments on the road have been watching sunsets. Fish says, &#8220;Life kind of paused, so we\u2019re trying to make the most of it.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div><strong>Learning Experiences<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><em>They have continued their journey to Colorado and eventually will make their way<\/em><em>&nbsp;through Utah and Nevada before reaching their destination.<\/em><em>&nbsp;Cromwell&nbsp;<\/em><em>checks in with her players and&nbsp;<\/em><em>keeps up with her head coaching duties at UCLA through Zoom calls<\/em><em>, virtual calendars <\/em><em>and the&nbsp;<\/em><em>Houseparty<\/em><em>&nbsp;app<\/em><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><em>They\u2019re<\/em><em>&nbsp;filling the<\/em><em>&nbsp;rest of thei<\/em><em>r days by listening to audio books, exercising, fishing for dinner and playing a lot of&nbsp;<\/em><em>soccer tennis<\/em><em>,<\/em><em>&nbsp;a&nbsp;<\/em><em>game Cromwell often uses with&nbsp;<\/em><em>her <\/em><em>student-<\/em><em>athletes during training sessions to help hone their footwork&nbsp;<\/em><em>by volleying<\/em><em>&nbsp;a soccer ball<\/em><em>&nbsp;over a net<\/em><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><em>Cromwell would like for it to be known that she owns their on-going series, 8-2. Fish would like for it to be known that all the scores are close.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cromwell: I\u2019ve done a cross-country trip once before with&nbsp;[UCF alum, World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist]&nbsp;Michelle Akers. We drove from Orlando to Seattle right after the \u201999 World Cup, I think.<\/p>\n<p>Fish: I\u2019ve only done it solo, so it\u2019s a totally different experience doing it with somebody.&nbsp;We make a good team.<\/p>\n<p>Cromwell: I don\u2019t have much camping experience other than going to Mexico with some friends from&nbsp;L.A.&nbsp;So&nbsp;I know how to put up a tent and make a fire.&nbsp;And I know how to drive a boat and fish.<\/p>\n<p>Fish:&nbsp;My family grew up on a lake. On&nbsp;the Fourth&nbsp;of July,&nbsp;my uncle would fish fry.&nbsp;So&nbsp;I&nbsp;know&nbsp;how to clean it and skin it.<\/p>\n<p>Cromwell: I don\u2019t know how to do that, but I know how to grill.&nbsp;So yeah, we do make a good team. While on this trip, one thing I\u2019ve learned about Fish is she can do a lot of things. She has the survival mindset. She changed the oil in her car. I\u2019ve never done that. I\u2019ve never wanted to do that.<\/p>\n<p>Fish: You\u2019ve got to when you\u2019re in a van. I YouTube everything. Learning guitar? YouTube. Changing oil? YouTube. Painting my car? YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve done the road stuff for a while.&nbsp;I learn so much about myself.&nbsp;I\u2019ve gotten testy one time&nbsp;on the trip. In the car.&nbsp;And usually I\u2019m very self-sufficient or don\u2019t want anybody\u2019s help in that way.&nbsp;I could feel it building.<\/p>\n<p>Cromwell: But I got her out of it.<\/p>\n<p>Fish: She did.&nbsp;I just needed to call it out. I was like, \u201cI\u2019m frustrated.\u201d&nbsp;I just need to get away from everyone.&nbsp;But she made me laugh, we went on a run together&nbsp;and then it totally diffused. It showed me you don\u2019t always have to do it on your own to get out of bad spaces.&nbsp;I\u2019ve had an awesome friend to share this with. We talk about the weight of everything that\u2019s going on. We laugh about random things together.&nbsp;This has been a good learning experience in a lot of ways.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There\u2019s a lot of stuff going down that nobody planned for or wanted or can control. We aren\u2019t doing any of the things we\u2019re used to.&nbsp;But we\u2019re just rolling with it, and I think that\u2019s why we\u2019re enjoying the experience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cromwell: There are challenging times, for sure, but I\u2019m very grateful for this opportunity. If I was back in L.A., I\u2019d be fine at home, but probably a little more worried than I am currently. Because right now I\u2019m on a boat on a lake. It\u2019s sunset. There\u2019s no one out here but us. How is this real life right now? I\u2019ve been able to see my&nbsp;family. I just had a Zoom&nbsp;call with my friends from high school. Normally that quality time only happens around the holidays. This&nbsp;definitely taught&nbsp;me to take your opportunity when you have it. If Megan wasn\u2019t there and said, \u201cHey,&nbsp;I\u2019m going to drive back,\u201d I would have flown back that week and&nbsp;wouldn\u2019t be having&nbsp;these experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Fish: We listened to a talk that her friend,&nbsp;Cori Close,&nbsp;during the Power of Positive summit. She coaches UCLA&nbsp;women\u2019s&nbsp;basketball. One of her big things was how events happen and what\u2019s your response? And your response determines the outcome. I felt like that was so appropriate. It\u2019s extremely relevant right now. There\u2019s a lot of stuff going down that nobody planned for or wanted or can control. We aren\u2019t doing any of the things we\u2019re used to.&nbsp;But we\u2019re just rolling with it, and I think that\u2019s why we\u2019re enjoying the experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCF alum\u00a0<strong>Megan Fish \u201915\u00a0<\/strong>and former UCF soccer coach Amanda Cromwell are camping in\u00a0a\u00a0van as they cautiously\u00a0drive from Florida\u00a0back home\u00a0to Los 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