Mx. Pip's Tea Room
About
Behind the tea, the bus, and all the dispatches.
About Little Kahuna
Little Kahuna is a 1996 Blue Bird school bus — a 24-foot "schoolie" conversion built around one of the most sought-after bus chassis for conversions, powered by an 8.3L Cummins diesel engine and Allison transmission. Before she came into my life, she had only 40,000 miles on her when a master craftsman named Genius John transformed her into a fully outfitted home on wheels. John named her Little Kahuna for the surf-inspired colors he envisioned, and he poured every lesson he'd learned into making her the ultimate build — indoor shower and bathroom, a roof deck, 600 watts of solar, dual fridges, air conditioning, and enough storage for a life lived on the road.
I brought Little Kahuna home in February 2025 during one of the harder seasons of my life, and she quickly became exactly that — home. She's carried me through transitions, new landscapes, and small daily rituals that have slowly started to feel like my own. You can follow along with life aboard her in the Travel Log.
Life on the Bus
Life on Little Kahuna is quieter than most people probably imagine. The days have a slowness to them that took some getting used to — and then, unexpectedly, became the whole point. I work remotely from the bus, which means my commute is measured in steps and my office changes with the light. There's a particular rhythm to bus life that you can't really plan for; you just settle into it gradually, the way you settle into any small space that starts to feel like yours.
The harder truth is that the adjustment isn't really about the square footage. It's emotional — learning to sit with yourself in a space that doesn't have extra rooms to disappear into. Living on Little Kahuna came out of a significant transition, and the bus has held all of that alongside the good parts. I'm not in any rush to change it. For now, this is just where life is happening — slow mornings, a working kitchen, and whatever stretch of road or parking spot we've landed in next.
What Lives Here
The tea room has a few different rooms. Here's what you'll find in each one.
Our Kitchen
A rotating collection of recipes, kitchen experiments, and the occasional cooking dispatch — from bus-life meals to proper sit-down affairs.
Travel Log
Notes from the road, the view from the bus window, and the places that leave a mark. Follow along wherever Little Kahuna lands next.
Creative Writing
Stories, personal essays, flash fiction, and anything else that needed to exist. Equal parts earnest and experimental.
Coding
Notes on software, dev tools, and the occasional deep dive. Mostly Angular and .NET, occasionally whatever rabbit hole I've fallen into.
Jukebox
A running record of what's been on repeat — albums, artists, and playlists worth sharing. Music is always part of the story.