I have chosen to work with a scaled-down version of a Volkswagen bus, which is made out of plastic and designed to be rolled backward to store energy that can be used to propel the van forward when released. This van denotes a carefree, “hippy” lifestyle, and the dream of living one’s life focusing on simple pleasures and not getting caught up in the traps of society. As far as connotations go, this van was gifted to me by my first real girlfriend who knew how much I loved these vehicles. As time went on, this van has represented a dream of mine to ‘dirtbag’ across the United States living out of a van, climbing every chance I get, seeing first hand countless natural beauties God has created, and escaping the stress of society and more specifically my seemingly inescapable future of working a boring desk job as an engineer until I am too old to do anything I wanted to when I was young. I want this project to be able to demonstrate the path my life has taken in the eyes of society since I received this van as a gift until now. I also want this project to be able to display how my perspective on the progression of the feasibility of this dream has changed from being worried about monetary issues to life commitment issues.