A Rough Year
It took around five months to complete the entire school bus conversion. The project was grueling and there were in fact a lot of blood, sweat and tears. Nonetheless, this wasn’t the only hardship that Michael had to endure through the project. During the course of the bus conversion, Michael actually ended his relationship with his long-term girlfriend. He also had some more hard times, as he had to deal with the death of his grandfather, as well as his beloved dog. Overall, it was certainly a rough year for Michael.
A Fresh Start
Although Michael experienced “a difficult time,” he managed to push through and look on the bright side. He later explained that “luckily all I really had was this bus and the bus was all I had, and I put everything I had into it.” For Michael, the bus symbolized so much more than a project, it provided a fresh start for him and made him even more determined to do it right.