Vintage Caravan Magazine Issue 33 | Page 33

Feature Trailer Paradise Found WORDS & PHOTOS STEFANIE CONRATHS My name is Steffi. I am thirty-seven years old, and my Airstream is named after my favorite place on earth: San Diego. I am a German girl, currently living back in Germany, looking forward to finding my way back to paradise, aka: San Diego again. I was fortunate to go from Germany to San Diego as an exchange teacher in 2013. I taught German at San Diego High School of International Studies until my visa expired in August 2016. Unfortunately, the school wasn’t able to extend my visa beyond that and I had to return to Germany after that. I am currently looking into options to return to the U.S. so that I can be reunited with my beloved Airstream trailer, that is located in Borrego Springs at Desert Sands Vintage Trailer Park. The park is located in the middle of the Anza- Borrego State park, and is a must see for vintage trailer enthusiasts. The quaint little town is one of the few Dark Sky communities in California. The purpose of these communities is “to preserve and protect the night time environment and vintagetrailermagazine | 31