This couple spent $30,000 converting a school bus they found on Facebook into a tiny home—take a look insideIn 2021, Tanya Nestoruk, 31, and Arya Touserkani, 38, were living in a four-bedroom house in Canada when they decided to sell it and move into a van.
"We wanted to do something more adventurous and we thought the school bus would be a fun way to give a second life to a retired vehicle," Nestoruk says.on Facebook Marketplace. The seller was a school bus contractor, which the couple says was a blessing in disguise because it meant the bus would have up-to-date- maintenance records and be relatively well taken care of.‘Quiet luxury' is alive and well in 2024.
"It was nonstop and we worked on it as much as we could," he says."I got so obsessed with everything that needed to be done with that bus."The couple have driven the bus from Canada to Mexico and back several times. There is hidden storage for food, an on-demand hot water heater, the couple's belongings, and much more.
"We found there was a certain type of energy that the bus attracted and it was just fun," Touserkani says."Everyone always had a strong connection to it. It's been a lot of fun interacting with people who are attracted to the bus."The couple has been living on and off the school bus for over a year now and says that like with every living situation, there are pros and cons.