Mississippi Transplant: Tyler Prowant

"As I transition into this new chapter of my life, I sometimes catch myself referring to Florida as home. But the truth is, home is here in Mississippi with my wife and our new daughter."

What does it mean to call Mississippi home? Why do people choose to leave or live in this weird, wonderful, and sometimes infuriating place? Air Force Technical Sergeant Tyler Prowant lived, worked, and skateboarded all over the world before moving back to the Mississippi Gulf Coast with his wife, a Mississippi native. A passionate skate boarder, Tyler developed a plan to “transform the Gulf Coast into the next great skateboarding mecca.” Alongside a crew of committed skaters, Tyler grew a casual community skateboarding meet-up into the Gulf Coast Skateparks Association, a nonprofit that seeks to foster a thriving skateboarding community by focusing on youth programs and developing free-use public access skateparks. Today, Tyler shares how skateboarding, travel, and family have shaped his approach to growing roots in Mississippi.

Tyler Prowant grew up in Florida and now calls the Mississippi Gulf Coast home.

Where are you from?

I was born in Germany into a military family. In 1997, when …