house? A place for shelter from the wind and rain, so that you can get warm when you bump into all over your body? Or is it the sustenance of all happiness in life, the ideal of a poor life is a house?
Different people will have different answers. It's just that during this process, some people get what they want, and some people pursue their dreams in another way. In the United States, Zach and Katie are walking at the opposite pace of today's urbanites. Their lifestyle is dull but enviable.
In 2010, Zach and Katie stepped into the marriage hall. Living in California, the two people they met are like other urbanites, working hard to earn money to support their families. The two of
do not have their own houses. They rent a house with a rent of $1,600 every month. Although they are not rich and expensive, their lives are relatively comfortable. In 2015, Zac and Katie's first child, Fox came to this family. If
is a father, you can surely feel the excitement and touch of Zach holding his child in his arms. But the reality is skinny after all, and Zach and Katie soon realized the economic problems.
Son’s support expenses, house expenses, daily living expenses, etc., are becoming more and more pressured. In fact, Zach and Katie are not lazy people. They do part-time jobs at other times to make money. Katie even paid off her $40,000 student debt during this period.
However, the arrival of Fox allowed the couple to re-examine their current lives. The accumulated debts, the unchangeable debt life, maybe this is the life that I will face in the next few decades, and even my children will face in the future. Ever since, the couple made a bold decision in 2016.
From an apartment in a prosperous city to a land overgrown with weeds, the couple emptied all their belongings, bought a small piece of land that no one wanted to reclaim in New Mexico, and then began to build their own home on it.
It's just that this is not a house with several stories high, but a simple one that many people don't even look at. It is similar to a yurt-style house. For economic reasons, they can only afford such a house.
During this period, the family only lived in a slightly modified campervan, but watching the "house" they built took shape a little bit, Zach and Katie felt a kind of "home" instead.
Of course, the construction of the house was done by Zac personally, and Katie took on the main responsibility of taking care of the children, a bit like a husband and a child.
In 2017, over a year's time, the couple's "home" was completed. With the landing of this house, there is another surprise, that is, the arrival of the second child, Guizli. Although
is a small sparrow, it has all the internal organs, because everything must be built at a minimum cost, so the space inside is used to the extreme. The top floor is where the two children sleep, and below is the bedroom for himself and his wife.
28 square meters of space includes kitchen, bedroom, living room, all living facilities can only be practicality as the first consideration.
As for some small challenges, such as taking a bath and other daily routines, Zach cleverly guided the natural water in the nearby river to his house, and then built a simple, but as long as the curtain is drawn, a private space is formed. .
As for electricity demand, the combination of generator and solar panel can meet the needs of a family.
Moreover, Zach did not want his children to waste more time watching TV and playing on mobile phones. In the world outside the house, it is Zach who wants his children to explore and discover.
When night fell, there were so many shining lights arranged in an orderly manner, and there was a warm atmosphere at the end.
After the sun wakes up, Zach will take Fox and Guizri out to clean up the wood, and then "active" well.
Oh! By the way, there are all kinds of outdoor activities that seem to be exciting, but here they become life"daily".
Zach and Katie even built a small farmhouse next to the house to raise chickens, rabbits and other animals, allowing the two children to raise these animals with their own hands and understand the meaning of life. After the construction of the
farmhouse, a small piece of land was opened next to it to grow vegetables and fruits. While being self-sufficient, it also allows children to learn to be self-reliant.
In winter, you can ski on the nearby mountains, and in summer you can go hiking and mountain climbing. Every day can be very fulfilling.
Surrounded by the children are all rivers, valleys, plants, laughter, play and slapstick. Of course, there is also the warmth of the family, that "I love you" and "good night" in my ears.
"Before I really thought that only by making money can give my children a better life, but now, I think this is the real life. I have more time to be with my children."
"People are always Say, if we make more money, or if we have that new car or that six-bedroom house, life will be better, but now I think this is lying, or that they are just looking for happiness Lost in the process."
Of course, Zach and Katie didn't let their children stay away from society and become modern "wild children". In fact, Zach has transformed from a sports coach to a craftsman who customizes lighting for his guests. Because Zach was very careful when he built the house. When a friend visited, he felt that Zach’s hand-made lighting was very beautiful, so he suggested that he sell these handicrafts.
So Zach had an idea and started to make some lightings for sale that permeated the atmosphere of the wilderness. After several years of immersion, the business was not bad. And Katie, while helping Zac take care of work, accompany the growth of the child.
(one of the lights in Zac’s house)
does not make as much money as before, but as long as there is time, the family will drive a campervan to the surrounding villages and towns to play, allowing the children to experience the same childhood as other children.
grew up with Fox and Guizli, not high-rise buildings, noisy cars, urban scents, but valley woods, early morning birds crying, and the smell of nature. This is the gift Zach wants to give to the children, a gift he thinks is truly called "life"!
How many people can have the opportunity to see such a spectacular beauty? How many people can be company with these stars and walk into a sweet dream in their cradle?
Perhaps many people think that this is just a pair of parents beautifying their incompetence and avoiding pressure. But perhaps, living in such a small house is something that many people want to do.
That is because spring has gone and autumn has come again, and the four seasons have changed. Here, there are different colors, different scenery, and different temperatures. It is dreamlike.
More importantly, children’s smiles are not deceiving! For the joy from the heart, they will return all this with the most sincere smile!
Zach, Katie, Fox and Guizli have lived here for more than 3 years. Regarding the future, both Zach and Katie said that when their children grow up and go to school in the town, they will expand the house if financially permits, so that Fox and Guizli will have their own private space.
But what I want to do most now is to protect the growth of the two children. This is the reason why I came here and my ideal: to give the children a gift within their own ability, that is, "accompany", and " life"!
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