Experience with no money how to survive
An outdoor wear, empty backpack, holding a plastic bag and branches. 5 pm yesterday, Gu Yue appeared inChengduSouthwest Jiaotong University near east. Reporters in front of him, with branches searches in the dustbin, trying to find the abandoned mineral water bottles in exchange for money.
Gu Yue of 33 years old is a Chinese-American, inBeijingLife, and his girlfriend live in a back room. A few years ago, he had waved a lift way, from Beijing toBerlin. Then, he started from Alaska to Argentina.TravelingIn a lift, and the way to ride, completed the world's longest land crossing. In September 19th this year, Gu Yue came to Beijing in the ruins of Zhoukoudian, on the "QiongYou" tour.
"The purpose of the trip, is active in dealing with strangers, life of all kinds of understanding, and have a look at this society, no money to live." Gu Yue said, after the start, he and a companion half-naked went to a village, to borrow a dress to the villagers. As the weather turns cold, a clothing brand sponsorship of their now outfit.
On the Internet, Gu Yue also launched "to travel with me to -- without a penny" activities, Internet users through the network registration, have the opportunity to accompany him to walk a journey. "My fellow travelers all kinds of, 61 years old uncle, also have never been away from home for 19 years". Plain Miss Chen is the valley Yue seventh companions. Yesterday did not eat lunch, look forward to pick up 40 empty bottles, for 4 yuan to the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed bus today.
��2
Chengdu find money
Pick up the bottle competition but aunt
Along the way, Gu Yue to survive and fellow travelers through the help and work, afterHebei,Shanxi,Shaanxi,Gansu,JiuzhaigouEtc.. In October 20th, Gu Yue and aItalyTravelers in Songpan County on a Land Rover, followed by the owner to theSichuanDujiang dam. "That man is 80, enthusiastic, invited us to eat live in the villa, but also to send us to the Chengdu drove the very next day." To Chengdu, Italy Companion to go back to work, Gu Yue found before the journey with the Chengdu people Ms. Li, Ms. Lee residence in South Sanhuan home at night, sleep on the couch.
The morning of October 22nd, Ms. Lee to brush card, Gu Yue sit bus came to Chengdu train station. Here, Gu Yue became acquainted with the two pick up empty bottles to sell the Rangers, and they "learn", that an empty bottle can change 1 cents.
In October 23rd, Miss Chen through the network connection on the valley Yue, join this trip "travel". Yesterday morning, two people meet at the train station to pick up empty bottles for money. Unexpectedly, too much North train station pick up empty bottles of man, "train station is their territory, we won't win the competition, a don't grab." Gu Yue said, "I think the University Stadium on the mineral water bottle may be more, went to the train station in the Southwest Jiaotong university. Unexpectedly, the side of the pitch has several aunt at look at fiercely as a tiger does."
The results, picking up a few hours, harvest only 9 empty bottles. Gu Yue on the very next day trip a little nervous, heard that Chengdu has free bus, he immediately by mobile phone Internet inquiries, intended to "ride".
��3
"QiongYou" experience
In Chengdu is easier to ride to the car
In Chengdu, Gu Yue to stay for 4 days. He said, compared to other places, a ride in Chengdu better. "Chengdu very slow pace is very casual, Chengdu also very easygoing, nothing to worry, if not temper". 10 years ago, Gu Yue to ChengduTravelingThis time he felt too, Chengdu changes a lot: "more many-storied buildings, become and other city like."
Because no money to buy tickets, Gu Yue trip did not visit Chengdu attractions. Chengdu he touched the biggest, is the train station north of the two rangers. "It is very simple, to express the love of life. Let me comprehend, regardless of a person's money or not, should be respected."
Last night, Gu Yue and Miss Chen to walk to the train station to find two homeless men, everyone in the train station on the. Today, they will ride toChongqing.
According to the plan, Gu Yue will be in early 11 to Sichuan Liangshan, the end of the trip, and volunteer at a local school for a month. "In time, can use the money, I first want to eat a big meal!" Gu Yue said, along the way, the biggest problem is to eat, he was in Gansu, once a day not eat, only eat fruit on the dates to eat, hungry to foot the Palestinian fire.
During the journey, Gu Yue will use the same question to "interview" different people. For example, "what do you think about the money?" "Are you happy?" The answer all kinds of, let Gu Yue very touched: "some people put too much attention to money, have gradually lost self."
Before departure, Gu Yue has been the support of parents, girlfriend also expressed understanding. He also hired a photographer friend with the film course, going to a documentary.
4
Kawa Maiko companion
Leave a week experience a journey into the unknown
Plain Miss Chen, 26 years old, tall, long hair, is a hundred-percent.
Miss Chen said, she used to be a cop, will all kinds of combat and self-defense, is currently a bailiff. She had seen "QiongYou" documentary, like this trip very. A few days ago, she saw Gu Yue in micro-blog for companion, I took a week off to.
"I've only got 300 yuan money home, but the money over to the Gu Yue's photographer friend in custody, I'm broke." Miss Chen said, she just ate a hearty lunch out of the door, to 5 pm are not something to eat. Although the hard journey, but she was longing for the unknown journey, is not the same as.
West China Metropolis Daily reporter Cao Yisha Zhang Lei photography
No comments:
Post a Comment