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

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: 3, Informative) by VLM on Tuesday August 25 2015, @12:19PM

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 25 2015, @12:19PM (#227540)

    wrecks their restrooms trying to bathe in them

    That part surprises me the most. She's blowing 400 euro a month on a train, you'd think she could toss down 50 euro or whatever for a nationwide gym franchise membership. Maybe they don't have those in Europe. At least in the US not only do they tend to have awesome bathroom facilities and lockers for monthly rent, but they also had towel service and, obviously, you can exercise at a gym.

    I know there's cockroach filled moldy smelly gyms in a bad part of town at the $5/month level, but there are really nice ones out there.

    I mean I understand why a homeless unemployed alcoholic doesn't drop $250/month to join the fanciest "athletic club" (really more of a country club) in town, or even $5 to join the roach infested hellhole, but she's got train money so its a rounding error.

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