Rachel Goldfarb

Illustrator

Birthday April 27, 1988

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace United States

Age 36 years old

#143,825 Most Popular

About

Known otherwise as Kit Whistler, she rose to fame with her longtime partner James Campbell after the two quit their jobs and took to the road, documenting the nomadic life on their joint blog and Instagram Idle Theory Bus. 

Before Fame

She and James began a relationship in high school. They decided to quit their jobs and live nomadically after living in a cramped studio right out of college. 

Trivia

She and James have become known under the pseudonyms Kit Whistler and J.R. Switchgrass. These character versions of themselves appeared in the book Orange is Optimism, which is a novel inspired by their Idle Theory Bus adventures. 

Family Life

She and James were living in Encinitas, California when they quit their jobs to live out of a 1976 orange Volkswagen bus. 

Associated With

Like Sonal Kwatra Paladini, she gained fame on social media as a serial nomad.