A 17-year-old German teen has been living life as a modern nomad leaving his parents’ house to live on trains and travel all over his country While most 17-year-olds are only just beginning to consider the idea of leaving the nest Lasse Stolley has already been on his own for over a year and a half Convinced that his school studies were already behind him he convinced his parents to allow him to leave their home in Fockbek Schleswig-Holstein to embark on a unique train-hopping adventure the German teen has essentially been living on trains working as a self-employed coder during the day Photo: Daniel Abadia/Unsplash “I’ve been living on the train as a digital nomad for a year and a half now,” Lasse told Business Insider “At night I sleep on the moving Intercity Express (ICE) train and during the day I sit in a seat surrounded by many other commuters and passengers I travel from one end of the country to the other I’m exploring the whole of Germany.” He gave into his wanderlust in 2022, selling most of his possessions and packing what was left in a 36-liter backpack that he has been carrying with him ever since. Minimalism and resisting the urge to acquire new stuff are an essential part of his lifestyle as he needs to take everything with him wherever he goes “The challenge of not accumulating more and more things is a central component of minimalist living you quickly reach a space limit,” Stolley said “The most important thing is my laptop and my noise-canceling headphones which at least give me a little privacy on the train.” but is also not the most convenient way to live “The early months were tough and I had to learn a lot about how it all worked Everything was different than how I’d imagined,” the teen said “Every night I have to make sure that I catch the night train and sometimes I have to reschedule very quickly because it suddenly doesn’t arrive.” as it allows the young nomad to visit virtually every part of Germany from the sea in the north to the Alps for a nice hike as well as bustling cities like Berlin and Munich and he has gotten used to traveling approximately 600 miles per day He estimated he has traveled more than 300,000 miles on trains since leaving his parents’ house Lasse gets to hang out in first-class carriages when he’s not working on his laptop and mostly eats at Deutsche Bahn lounges at train stations around the country. Personal hygiene is a bit trickier as he has to shower in public swimming pools and leisure centers and 17-year-old Lasse Stolley doesn’t see himself doing it for the rest of his life his Bahncard 100 card is still valid for six months This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The privately owned stallion De Niro is the Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2008 The Donnerhall x Akzent II-son was bred by Brigitte Pahl he has been standing at Klosterhof Medingen the Hanoverian Society and R+V/VTV insurance company honours important breeding stallions At the Verden Stallion Licensing and Auction breeder Brigitte Pahl was honoured with the Wohlklang-statue and a cheque De Niro was born in 1993 and at the Stallion Approval in Verden in 1995 he was already one of the most popular and fascinating stallions the black youngster completed his stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf with the highest dressage score Rider Dolf-Dietram Keller trained him up to Grand Prix-level De Niro won the German Championships for professional riders and in 2003 he reigned in the German Dressage Derby in Hamburg he has been successfully competing with his young rider Theresa Wahler De Niro’s dam Alicante was successful up to medium level with Susanne Pahl She was an active brood mare for only a few years The impressive result: Her four sons are successful competition horses De Niro passes on his excellent rideability and fantastic movements as well as type and expression to his progeny 1,341 offspring are registered with the Hanoverian Society 14 of his 22 approved sons are registered with the first-class stallion book 99 daughters were awarded state premium mare He is the sire of 123 Verden auction foals and of 109 horses sold at riding horse auctions 434 progeny achieved placements in the dressage ring up to advanced level and contributed to De Niro’s fantastic dressage breeding evaluation of 147 points he has an incredible impact and influence on breeding The Celle state stud stallion Dancier (by De Niro x Lancier) won the Stallion Licensing and performance test Desert Moon and De Janeiro were reserve champions in Verden De Noir is one of the most popular stallions in Denmark Maternal lines featuring De Niro in the pedigree are also very popular His daughter De Nira is the dam of Hotline the champion of the Stallion Licensing in 2005 Hotline was the most expensive stallion ever sold at a breeding association’s sales event Donner de Nero is the dam of the reserve champion of the Stallion Licensing in 2007 who won the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf in 2008 Photo courtesy: Ridehesten Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot