Exhausted of paying rent : German woman starts living on a train

A German student adopts a stance to become a permanent traveller on a train after she reckoned it costs lesser than paying rent for apartment.

Müller gave up her apartment earlier this year following a dispute with her 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”, she says.

Leonie has literally lived on trains for nearly half a year and washes her hair in the train bathroom and writes her college papers while traveling at a speed of up to 190 miles per hour.

Almost all of her worldly belongings are fitted into a small backpack – filled with clothes, college papers, a tablet computer and a sanitary bag.

She tells the Washington Post that she purchased a subscription that enables her to board trains in Germany for free. In means she can hop on and off any line she pleases and call it her temporary home. At 379 euros ($F923) per month, Ms Muller’s train pass is cheaper than the 400 euros ($F975) of rent she used to pay in Stuttgart.

She 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. ‘I really feel at home on trains, and can visit so many more friends and cities. “I have to constantly ask what do I want, what do I need?” She is documenting her unusual experience to encourage others to try things out of the ordinary because there are always more opportunities than one thinks.

The 23-year-old student said the idea had come to her after she fell out with her landlord. ‘The next adventure is waiting just around the corner – provided that you want to find it’.