Nola first came to us in the summer of 2009, the result of a search for an idea of where to stay while To Bring Us Home was on the road for 3 weeks. I needed to house and transport the film crew, and renting an RV was just plain too expensive.  A friend at work had a website up where they sell trucks and buses, and I happened to be passing by when he was looking at an old schoolbus. I had no idea how much these things were, but I knew I had found the answer to our dilemma. After a crash course in used-bus buying, we located a 1990 Bluebird 44 passenger bus with a strong, simple gas engine. $4,500 and 3 weeks later, I was driving Nola home, so named by my mother after New Orleans, Louisiana, and the conversion into a rolling home/studio began. She received a fresh coat of white paint in preparation for the airbrush customizing. The tires were great, and Nola only had to get us around for about 2,300 miles. Thanks to the ever-present Mike Psilakis, our master mechanic and remodeling expert (see our photo trail of the conversion on the Flickr link), the maintenance issues were soon resolved, and we moved on to the interior work. This is a guy thing, so we kept things simple. We had transportation, shelter, 2 booths for film studio work, and a big cooler for our fridge. No toilet, no shower.  Some photographed her, and many asked what we were about, and expressed their sincere interest in what we are doing. Nola was a big hit, and we she served the project well in bringing attention to the cause. Check out the videos on the YouTube link for more of Nola!