Hi, I’m Aurelia. I left my country to chase the American dream, and this is my story.
Unedited, unscripted… just real life.

by Aurelia Arkens
Hi, I’m Aurelia. I left my country to chase the American dream, and this is my story. Unedited, unscripted… just real life.
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3/25/2026
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May 9, 2026
<p><strong>The morning my husband said "We need to stop dreaming" — and I completely fell apart.</strong></p><p>I woke up excited. He woke up with a list. Marina costs, maintenance, planning, expenses… and just like that, the dream of living on a boat started to sink. I cried. Not because I couldn't have the yacht — but because it felt like 3 steps forward, 2 steps back. And I was exhausted from that dance.</p><p>For the first time, I doubted us. I doubted everything. We had left behind a beautiful home, incredible neighbors, a real sense of community — something that's genuinely hard to find in Belgium. I was spiraling.</p><p>But then my husband said two words: <strong>RV life.</strong></p><p>I had zero clue what that meant. Belgium is the size of Maryland — there are no wide open highways, no RV dealerships on every corner, no community of families rolling across the country in their homes on wheels. It simply doesn't exist there. I didn't know this lifestyle was even an option.</p><p>One hour later, we were at an RV dealership in the US.</p><p>Three seconds after stepping inside one? I said yes.</p><p>In this episode, we walk you through the emotional rollercoaster of ditching the boat dream, discovering full-time RV living, choosing our floor plan, staying debt-free, and — somehow — buying a truck in Miami and an RV in Caldwell, Idaho… over the phone… before our visa ran out.</p><p>Buckle up. 🚐</p><p><strong>👇 Don't miss what's coming next — hit subscribe and follow the journey!</strong></p><p>📍 Raw and Roaming | Episode 7</p><p>#RVlife #FullTimeRV #RVfamily #VanlifeAlternative #RVliving #RawAndRoaming #NomadFamily #MovingAbroad #RVdecision #ToyHauler</p>

May 1, 2026
<p>When you move to the US, your past does not matter, your credit score does.In this episode, I talk about the difficulties we encountered when moving to the US, the struggle of buying a house as foreigners.New episode of Raw and Roaming every Friday.</p>

April 25, 2026
<p>We left our country with 3 suitcases, no plans and 3 months to figure it out.Can we make it work or was this the biggest mistake of our lives?!Tick-tock.#newlife #fulltimetravelfamily #startingover #vodcast #vlogcast</p>
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Hi, I’m Aurelia. I left my country to chase the American dream, and this is my story.
Unedited, unscripted… just real life.
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