A Difficult Year
The process of converting the old school bus into a functional luxury home took roughly 5 months. Even though he had to work extremely hard and sacrifice a lot to reach his goal, the efforts were more than worth it for Michael. However, while Michael was following his dream of converting the school bus, he ended a long-term relationship with his girlfriend and he also had to deal with the death of his beloved grandfather and his dog. This was quite understandably, an extremely trying year.
Starting Fresh
Even though it was a rough year for Michael, he has chosen to see things in a positive light. Later, Michael explained that having nothing but the bus was a good thing as he was able to focus on the one thing that he did have. The bus is more than just an old school bus to Michael, it is the symbol of a new start and it gave him so much ambition as he dedicated himself to his dream of converting it into a home.