living on a train

Ella1 · Sep 9, 2015

Not quite vandwelling, but this lady seems to have it down.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/600437/German-girl-lives-on-train

rvwandering · Sep 9, 2015

Interesting but is she really saving enough money to make the inconvenience worth it?
On a similar note - My brother-in-law went to school in Germany for a year in the late 1970s. He and his buddies had rail passes so they would pick out a destination 8 hours away, sleep the night away and explore during the day. Free lodging!

WheelEstate USA · Sep 9, 2015

Not sure about what they have now, but years ago Amtrack used to have unlimited passes that were good for like 60 (if memory serves). I used them several times and had a hoot traveling back and forth across the country.
I loved being able to jump off and hang in some city and get back on when I wanted.
There were lots of backpack travelers, many from Europe.
(Memory serves well enough to recall a girl I met tho)

WheelEstate USA · Sep 9, 2015

Should read...60 days

Ella1 · Sep 9, 2015

I wondered about the savings, too. I guess she's also not paying for utilities (water, electricity, garbage, etc) and presumably does laundry at parent's or bf's. She may find it's not worth it, esp after the train finds she's living on it. Notoriety is not necessarily good, stealth might have been better for her.

WheelEstate USA · Sep 9, 2015

A part of it for her might be just striving for a little freedom to do something different and have an adventure like many of us do. According to the write up, she only saves £50 but says nothing of utilities, etc. Then, as we can guess she has other expenses in this lifestyle, like not cooking to save money.
I don't see where she is that far ahead, but it is kinda cool as long as she can make it work for her.
Yeah, there might come the day they boot her off the train and the LEOs might even get in on it.
Adventure always involves some sort of risk

WriterMs · Sep 10, 2015

And somehow she is working the experience into her thesis/disertation -- so it is research for her, too. And at her age, getting to see the bf often is likely a major incentive. Someone should think to Google her name and "train" in a couple of months and see if there is an article on what became of her situation.