I was interviewed earlier this week for a management position in a National Park. The interview went really well and I'm anticipating a second interview and possibly a job offer. The position sounds amazing but I have a few concerns about it and I'm wondering if anyone else has had any experience living like this.
The women in the interview described the living quarters as "a manufactured home on wheels, with a mud room, living area and a kitchen with a bedroom.
Now to me this sounds like a trailer. Perhaps something like this.
http://oregoncottagecompany.net/cabins/another-ynez-with-a-22-long-stretch/
If it were just me, I'd be totally cool with it. I actually had an internship in a National Park in college and I lived in a tent for 3 months. So the idea of living off the grid doesn't really concern me, but my girlfriend will be coming with me. I do think she would enjoy living out west and a simple lifestyle, but I know she has some concerns (as do I).
What I am worried about is the the living situation is remote and she may not have a job. My plan is try to negotiate a position for working at the same resort in a seasonal type position but if that doesn't work out, I'm asking my girlfriend to move across the country and live in a trailer with me with no internet, cell signal, cable, (insert other creature comforts here) while I go to work everyday. More than anything I do not want her to be miserable and resent me for putting her in a bad situation.
Does anyone has experience living remotely like this? What are the challenges? What are the good parts about it? Is my girlfriend going to murder me in my sleep?