Juergen Barbusca was raised in the shadow of the Las Vegas Strip and earned a degree in German from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after studying abroad for three semesters.

He’s an award-winning communications practitioner whose career has spanned roles as a freelancer, corporate translator, nonprofit executive, and communications manager.

He’s also taken on a wide range of odd jobs over the years—picking pineapples, washing dishes, sorting packages, hanging placards in subway cars, working as an airline ticket agent and restaurant waiter, selling beer from a hawker’s tray, and managing a concession stand at an arena.

After fourteen years in the tech world, he swapped conference calls for canyon roads and a desk with dual monitors for a pop-top camper. Over the course of a year, he traveled more than 32,000 miles across the U.S. and parts of Canada, chronicling his journey in No Overnight Parking – Vanlife Stories from a Year on the Road, a collection of seventy-five intertwined short stories.

When not behind the wheel or chasing down the next story, he enjoys swimming, cycling, foreign languages, and bad coffee at roadside diners.