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【嘛?垃圾箱也能是教授的家?----- Yes!!】

(2016-06-10 16:27:18) 下一個

 

 

3平米 / 33平方英尺的 Wilson教授的家

Professor Jeff Wilson, who is living in the dumpster for at least a year, and holds a PhD in Environmental Science

 

Jeff Wilson博士是美國Huston-Tillotson University(休斯頓蒂羅森大學)環境學的一名教授。

  他原本跟妻子一起,住在一個將近280平米的、帶草坪的獨立洋房裏。

 

但是他們並不開心,Wlison和妻子常常在空蕩蕩的房子裏擦肩而過,彼此卻根本不說話。

  1年前,他跟妻子離婚。Wlison以1美元的價格賣掉了自己大部分的家具和衣服,搬到了一個50平米的公寓內居住。

  他突然發現,其實生活不需要太多東西。 

他搬到單身公寓一段時間

  發現生活完全可以精簡到極致。

  於是,等公寓租約到期,

  他再次搬家了。

  這次,他搬到了學校的垃圾箱。

【據說這是個 為期一年的實驗】

洗浴就去學校體育館,

  喝水全靠旁邊的小湖。

  他覺得,

  “除了每天晚上去洗手間比較痛苦,

  其他時候還是很方便的”。

  等Wilson正式在新家安頓下來,

  他開始琢磨“裝修升級”。

  首先第一件事,

  就是把油布屋頂換成

  有氣象站的滑動斜頂屋頂。

  他說這是為了隨時監控天氣,天氣好的時候,可以打開屋頂看星星。如果暴雨或者狂風,那就得扛著屋子趕緊逃啊。

  他還給自己裝了一張床,一盞燈,牆上掛了壁畫,地上鋪了地板,地板底下還安裝了儲物位。

  為了應付德州炎熱的天氣,他還在屋裏裝了空調。電都是從旁邊的女生宿舍牽過來的。

  裝修好的垃圾箱,還挺有家的味道。

  喏,明白為啥要放宿舍旁邊了。

  他甚至給垃圾箱配備了

  一個簡易的花圃,

  一個郵箱,

  還開了一扇窗。

  Wilson越來越喜歡新家了,

  雖然夏天的垃圾箱很容易高溫超過40°C,

  讓他常常隻能呆在辦公室。

  或者四處遊蕩。

  但是他很高興的說:“我的生活既簡單又舒適,休斯頓簡直就是我家後花園”。

  由於長期在校園裏散步,Wilson有了大量的時間,去跟遇到的每一個人聊天。喝喝酒,談談心,再微醺著就著月光回家。

  暖暖的燈光,映著牆上的壁畫,整個小房間溫馨極了。

  在完全適應了垃圾箱的生活後,

  他還對垃圾箱進行了第三次改造。

  這回,Wilson給垃圾箱裝上太陽能電池板,

  徹底擺脫電源了的限製。

  他還做更多的裝飾,

  使它看起來不那麽像一個垃圾箱。

  在這個過程中,

  Wilson還新交了個女友,

  女友對他的“垃圾箱計劃”充滿好奇,

  所以Wilson就帶她回家體驗。

小小的屋子裏,

  兩個人頭挨著頭並排躺著,

隱約還能聽到屋外的鳥鳴聲、腳步聲。

  提起在小屋裏睡一晚的感受,

  女朋友高興的手舞足蹈:

  “我覺得非常自由和有趣,

  這簡直不可思議。”

  垃圾箱改造完成後,

  Wilson帶著它去環遊美國,

  並且努力推廣“less is more”

  (簡約主義)的生活理念。

  Wilson撿了廢舊地毯和明信片來裝飾垃圾箱

  在旅行中,

  他認識了不少誌同道合的朋友。

  Wilson和他旅途中認識的朋友

  當然了,

  也被問了很多,關於“垃圾箱計劃”的問題。

  他說最難回答的問題是:

  “住垃圾箱,那聖誕老人怎麽進去呢?”

  小朋友們好奇的圍著垃圾箱看

  嗯,也許,

  可以從垃圾投入口

  爬進去吧。

 

 

點擊 開播

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/02/what-living-in-a-dumpster-for-a-year-taught-this-professor-about-that-things-we-dont-need/

 

The Dumpster is located on the Huston Tillotson University campus (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

Wilson is working with his students and the local community for the project (Photo: Sarah Natsumi...

The dumpster measures 33 sq ft (3 sq m) (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

The dumpster measures 33 sq ft (3 sq m) (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

A number of modifications have been made to make the dumpster habitable (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

A number of modifications have been made to make the dumpster habitable (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

The dumpster first had to be cleaned and rust-proofed (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

A weather station has been added to the dumpster (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

A weather station has been added to the dumpster

A barrel is used to collect water (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

A barrel is used to collect water

The dumpster pockets have been sealed so that it cannot be mistaken for and serviced as...

The dumpster pockets have been sealed so that it cannot be mistaken for and serviced as a standard trash receptacle

Wilson has furnished the inside of the dumpster (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

Wilson moved into the dumpster on February 4th, 2014 (Photo: Sarah Natsumi Moore)

 

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