Get to know 7 very different lifestyles from yours
Have you ever thought how amazing it would be if you could live the way you wanted? And we're not just talking about your career choices, no! There are many ways - some of them a little crazy, of course - for you to do what you want with your own life. Here are some stories from people who live in very different ways:
1 - The man who believes himself to be a dog
Gary Matthews. This is the official name of a retired man who today prefers to be called a Boomer and live like a dog. He likes to run on the lawns of his house, enjoys ration and artificial bones made from milk. At 48, Boomer wears a dog costume, barks, chases cars, and sleeps in a doghouse inside his home in Pennsylvania.
The obsession with dog life came when Matthews was a child and watched a television show called "Here's Boomer" - something like "Here's Boomer, " in which a sloppy dog helped people on the street. Since then, the idea of being Boomer has become an obsession. He lived normally, studied, worked in technology, but his biggest dream was to be a dog.
2 - The couple still living in the Victorian Era
Modernity does not exist in the life of Sarah Chrisman, a resident of Port Townsend, Washington, USA. After earning a corselet from her husband when she turned 29, Sarah began to say that her life had changed and that was due to the new underwear.
It was not long before she was only wearing old clothes, and within a few months she was already a vivid portrait of the Victorian era. Sarah and her husband have adopted the style in every possible way and do their best not to be affected by more modern trends.
Their way of life is so true to that of the nineteenth century that it can be seen from the way they bathe, for example: no shower - daily hygiene is done in a basin, as in the old days. Not to mention other habits like using kerosene lamps, not driving and washing clothes by hand.
For cooking, Sarah uses a 19th century cookbook. They currently use a refrigerator to conserve their food, but plan to abandon the item soon and store it in iceboxes.
3 - The believer who carries a cross for 26 years
Lindsey Hamon has been walking the world for 26 years with a cross on her shoulders. He believes his mission is to talk about Jesus to anyone who asks or wants to know. In all, 19 countries have been visited by him.
His visits to different places and cultures made him have incredible moments, but not always so good. Once in Bangladesh, he was shot, for example - not to mention the time he was expelled from St. Peter's Square in Rome.
Despite all the difficulties, Hamon does not intend to interrupt his eternal way of life, which began in 1987. Since then, there have been rare times when he has stopped holding the cross. The shoulder frame has a wheel for easy transport - just to give you an idea, the cross is carried 12 hours a day, every day.
Hamon has two children and lives on donations from strangers who welcome him at night so he has somewhere to sleep. From time to time, he returns to his family's home in Cornwall, England, to work and pay home bills.
4 - The college boy in love with cockroaches
If you're the type to scream when you see a cockroach, you'd better not go to the house of Kyle Kandilian, a 20-year-old college student living in Dearborn, Michigan, who is completely obsessed with these little creatures. disgusting.
It is estimated that 200, 000 cockroaches live with Kandilian in their home. The strange "collection" started as a joke, but now it's thanks to the thousands of cockroaches he keeps at home that the student can afford the university costs.
The money comes from studying it and selling insects to researchers and even people whose pets feed on cockroaches.
After eight years dedicated to the creation of these weird animals, the student already has more than 130 varieties of this type of insect. So, what would you think of living with so many cockroaches?
5 - The woman who wanted to ride a wheelchair
Even completely healthy, Chloe Jennings-White, the chemist from Utah, USA, has a completely unusual desire: to become paraplegic, that is, to lose her body movements from the waist down.
Not so lucky, Chloe lives as if she needs to be in a wheelchair and wears accessories on her leg that allow her to walk on crutches as well. When you need to climb a ladder, for example, she gets up, removes the leg straps, and climbs the stairs normally.
Chloe's case has a medical explanation: she is a carrier of what is known as “Body Integrity and Identity Disorder, ” a condition that makes some people feel they would be happy if they had to live in a wheelchair or had any amputated body member.
The chair used by Chloe, in addition to the leg straps, was a medical recommendation to prevent the patient from damaging her own spine in an attempt to actually become paraplegic.
6 - She lives with 700 cats!
You know that thing you really wanted when you were a kid, but your mom didn't buy it? In the case of Lynea Lattanzio, the missing gift was a cat, but she solved the problem well: Lynea currently lives in a California farm with approximately 700 pussies.
The obsession with cats is not only about childhood, but also about Lynea's divorce in 1981. After she separated from her husband, she came to the rescue of over 19, 000 of these animals.
She claims she is not "crazy" about cats and says she only does it to avoid overcrowding in her city. Lynea keeps the 700 cats fed at home thanks to the donations she receives.
7 - The family that lives as if they were in the 80s
Depending on your age, you should know a little about the 1980s, the movies, the music, and of course the fashion. But if you want a real expert on the subject, you will need to seek the help of Blair McMillan and her family, after all, they live as if time has not passed.
Internet? No way! As you take photos of the day's Instagram look, the McMillan family takes film reels to reveal at photo shops.
If you find the idea too far-fetched, be aware that McMillan and his wife made the decision to keep their two kids from being modern enough to prefer playing with cell phones to kicking the ball on the lawn. That is why, at their house, there is nothing bought after 1986, the year in which the couple was born.
