Outdoor adventure student lives his degree in a yurt outside Kamloops, B.C.
Michael Jefferey has taken student living to a whole new level. The first-year Outdoor and Experiential Education student at Thompson Rivers University built his own yurt in a farmer's field on the outskirts of Kamloops, B.C. and will live there for the duration of his degree. Living off the grid, the large, traditional Mongolian tent has no running water or electricity and is heated by a hand made wood stove, which he also uses to cook his meals.
Michael Jefferey is pictured outside his handmade yurt at dusk.Jeff Bassett/The Globe and Mail
Michael Jefferey.Jeff Bassett/The Globe and Mail
Michael Jefferey plays the guitar in his yurt.Jeff Bassett/The Globe and Mail
Michael Jefferey gathers wood for his handmade stove.Jeff Bassett
Michael Jefferey chops wood into kindling to start a fire.Jeff Bassett/The Globe and Mail
Michael Jefferey prepares a meal on his hand madewood stove.Jeff Bassett/The Globe and Mail
Michael Jefferey reads with the aid of a headlamp.Jeff Bassett/The Globe and Mail
A copy of “On the Trail of Genghis Khan” is pictured in Michael Jefferey’s yurt.Jeff Bassett
Michael Jefferey plays the guitar outside his yurt.Jeff Bassett/The Globe and Mail
Michael Jefferey's yurt is pictured against the base of Mount Paul.Jeff Bassett/The Globe and Mail