I'm staying in an RV with 6 members of my family during the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how we're making it work.

Standing in front of my family's camper.Matthew Wilson/Business Insider

• Before the state-ordered lockdown, I left New York to be with my family in Florida.
• My family lives in an RV camper while my father is temporarily working in the area.
• Living in a camper comes with its disadvantages, such as less space to yourself, but we're making it work by turning the living space into a bedroom and staying as organized as possible.

A few months ago, before the state-ordered lockdown, I left New York to be with my family in the South. My family usually lives in a two-story house in Alabama, but they have been staying in an RV camper while my dad works in Jacksonville, Florida. He builds apartments across the Southeast for a construction company.

My family is close-knit and we wanted to stay together, especially through these tough times. There are seven of us, including me, and though I'm lucky to be surrounded by family right now, it can be tough to share a space that's smaller than my parents' living room. But somehow we are making it work.