The bower: building a house on wheels
On our trip to the West Coast of the USA we met a lovely couple, who gratuated from The Evergreen State College: Luna Hoopes, 25 (Bachelor’s of Arts: Communication and Writing) and Jesse Wilcoxen, 30 (Bachelor’s of Arts: Sociology). They are building a tiny house with a budget of $25,000. In an interview with Minimalism21 Luna and Jesse tell their story. German version. How have you hade the idea building a tiny house? What was your inspiration? Funny story! When we first began our romantic relationship, Emily’s friend and landlady said, „hey, why don’t you build a tiny house and put it in the backyard?“ So, here we are! Of course prior to that we had individually thought that alternative living would be a good idea, with ideas running the gamut of van life, communal living, studio apartments, etc. All we needed was a partner to do it with and a final solid idea. And so once our friend suggested it, it all fell into place quite easily. How do you live now? We spent …