Being a student is not cheap these days — so a budding scientist spent a year camping in a Stockport backyard to save cash.

Evan Eames, 24, from Canada, asked strangers online if he could camp in their backyard when he realized he could not afford to pay rent on top of international tuition fees for a Master’s degree in Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.

He received an offer from generous Stockport resident Charley Mantack after posting adverts on websites Gumtree and Reddit.

Eames went on to spend 10 months camping in all weather in her backyard in Heaton Chapel — and it didn’t cost him a penny. In exchange, he tutored Miss Mantack, 34, in math and physics as she was studying for GCSEs at Stockport College.

He said the experience of camping in winter surrounded by snow was not too bad, but found it more difficult in the damp Manchester drizzle.

Mantack would often offer her spare bedroom when the snow was heavy, but the Canadian was determined to carry on camping.

In the cold winter months he wore two pairs of thermal pants, a sweater, a onesie and a jacket.

Inside the tent he kept some food, shelves for his toothbrush and floss, a head lamp, books, a sleeping bag and a mat, with his laptop locked up safely in his university office. He would use the shower in the university’s Alan Turing Building to keep clean.

Eames described the experience as “enjoyable.” He met his girlfriend during this time and she sometimes stayed with him in the tent. He said his girlfriend was the only woman he met during the experience who was unfazed by the fact that he lived in a tent.

The pair are planning to maintain a long distance relationship as she will be moving home to India after graduation while he will be moving to Paris to study for a PhD.

现如今上学真不是一笔小开销，一名未来的科学家为省钱，竟在斯托克波特的一座后花园露营了整整一年。

埃文· 埃姆斯今年24岁，来自加拿大。他在曼彻斯特大学天体物理学专业攻读硕士，当他意识到自己交完国际学生学费后再付不起房租时，他便在网络上询问陌生人，是否可以在他们的后花园露营。

他在Gumtree和Reddit网站发布了广告，来自斯托克波特的查理· 曼塔克慷慨地向他伸出了援助之手。在曼塔克女士位于希顿教堂地区的后花园里，他不论风霜雨雪地露营了10个月，没花一分钱。

作为报答，他教授现年34岁的曼塔克女士数学和物理，曼塔克女士正在斯多波特学院学习普通中等教育证书课程。

他说冬天露营在外被白雪包围的经历并不太糟，反倒是曼彻斯特潮湿的阴雨天让他倍感艰辛。雪大的时候，曼塔克女士经常会提出让他住进备用卧室，但这位加拿大小伙子却坚持露营在外。

寒冬腊月时，他就穿两条保暖裤，一件毛衣，一件连体衣和一件夹克衫。

他在帐篷里放着一些食物、摆放牙刷和牙线的架子、照明灯、书、睡袋还有一个垫子，他的笔记本电脑则在他的大学办公室里锁得好好的。

他在学校的艾伦·图灵楼里洗澡，保持身体清洁。

埃姆斯称自己“相当享受”这段经历。在这段时间里他遇见了现女友，二人有时会一起住在帐篷中。他说他的女朋友是在这期间知道他住在帐篷里时唯一泰然自若的女性。二人打算开展一段异地恋，因为他的女朋友毕业后将搬家到印度，而他则会去巴黎攻读博士学位。

Words to Learn 相关词汇

   【天体物理学】tiāntǐ wùlǐ xué astrophysics the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in the interior of celestial bodies and in interstellar space

    【坦然的】tǎnrán de unfazed not disconcerted, unperturbed