Instead of buying a home, 22-year-old spends life savings on a chunk of raw Colombian jungle

Why fight traffic when you can live with the monkey and harvest avocados?

Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window)X Flipboard Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail At 22, most people are just starting their careers or trying to save for their first apartment. Robert Lennox-Hvenekilde, a 22-year-old from Denmark, just spent his entire life savings. Not on a house, a car, or even a fancy degree, but on 7.5 acres of raw, undeveloped jungle in Colombia. His story is now sparking a viral conversation, showing a path that’s completely different from the one most are “supposed” to take. There comes a time in every young person’s life where you find yourself facing down the path laid out for you. All the things you’re “supposed” to do: get a college education, land a good job, make enough money so you can save up and eventually reach the mountaintop of buying your own home.