Leonie Muller,a German College Student starts living on trains after fight with lanlord

 

Leonie Muller, a German who studies in Tubingen, decided to give up her apartment in spring this year and start a new life without being confined to a permanent residence. She bought a monthly train ticket instead and now lives the life of a modern nomad.

“It all started with a dispute I had with my landlord. I instantly decided I didn't want to live there anymore – and then I realized: Actually, I didn't want to live anywhere anymore,” Leonie Muller,said in a letter to the Washington Post.

Leonie Müller bought a BahnCard 100 that allows her to board any train in Germany

 

Leonie Muller, also stated that her boyfriend gave her the idea make the life change when he noted that she was spending too much time commuting between Cologne, where he lived, her flat in Stuttgart and her college in Tubingen. He helped her understand that she did not spend much time at home anyway, reported by Germany’s Der Spiegel.

Now, Leonie Muller, has literally lived on trains for almost half a year, washing her hair in train bathrooms and writing her college papers while traveling at speeds of up to 190 mph.

Her entire life now fits in a small backpack containing her clothes, her tablet computer, college documents and a bag for toiletries.

Leonie Muller, travels some 1,200 - 2,000 kilometer per week on average, making trips between her college, her boyfriend’s apartment in Cologne, her grandmother’s house in Bielfeld and Berlin, where her mother lives

The choice has given Leonie Muller,financial benefits, as she presently needs to pay only $380 for the monthly train ticket, rather than some $450 for rent.

Leonie Muller, often travels at night, although she still prefers to stay with friends or relatives for a night, and is frequently accommodated by her boyfriend, mother or grandmother.

Leonie Muller,claims she really enjoys her life on trains as it gives her liberty

Leonie Muller calls her move an experiment that “questions people’s habits” and broadens opportunities.