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How One German Millennial Chose to Live On Trains Rather Than Pay Rent

posted by CoolHand on Monday August 24 2015, @09:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the hobo-life dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

When others get off the train to finally go home, Leonie Müller stays behind. That's because she already is home: The train is her apartment, and she says she likes it that way.

The German college student gave up her apartment in spring. "It all started with a dispute I had with my landlord," Müller told The Washington Post via e-mail. "I instantly decided I didn't want to live there anymore — and then I realized: Actually, I didn't want to live anywhere anymore."

Instead, she bought a subscription that allows her to board every train in the country for free. Now, Müller washes her hair in the train bathroom and writes her college papers while traveling at a speed of up to 190 mph. She says that she enjoys the liberty she has experienced since she gave up her apartment. "I really feel at home on trains, and can visit so many more friends and cities. It's like being on vacation all the time," Müller said.

Agatha Christie wrote a lot of her stories while travelling. DH Lawrence and Hemingway also. Would your work, creativity, and lifestyle mesh well with a life of permanent travel, like the girl from the article?

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  • (Score: 2) by skullz on Monday August 24 2015, @09:49PM

    by skullz (2532) on Monday August 24 2015, @09:49PM (#227254)

    Would your work, creativity, and lifestyle mesh well with a life of permanent travel, like the girl from the article?

    Personally I would find it stimulating as long as there was a decent internet pipe around, at least for a while. I always feel a bit more creative after going on a trip and dusting off the brain cobwebs. Plus no more cleaning of bathrooms or doing dishes.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Alfred on Monday August 24 2015, @10:04PM

    by Alfred (4006) on Monday August 24 2015, @10:04PM (#227260) Journal
    You make me wonder...
    How much did her food expenses go up?
    Does she have a storage unit somewhere?
    Maybe I should read the article...please hold...

    although she tries to sleep at the apartments of relatives or friends. Often, she is accommodated by her boyfriend, her mother or grandmother.

    The 23-year-old's unusual housing choice has gained her media attention

    Well I guess whatever the arrangements she has accomplished her publicity stunt. She has a nice face and now also a shtick so she has what she needs to make it in our vain world.

    • (Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday August 25 2015, @12:20AM

      by frojack (1554) on Tuesday August 25 2015, @12:20AM (#227307) Journal

      So she doesn't actually sleep on the trains always.

      Note that sleeping accommodations on trains are hugely expensive, so when she's forced to sleep on the train its probably in the "general seating" area. I can't imagine buying an unlimited number of sleeping accommodations. Buying a house would be cheaper.

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