I quit the modern world to live off grid with no running water – everyone told me I was wasting my life but I love it

A SELF-proclaimed “full-time mystic” has hit back at trolls who told her she was wasting her life by quitting the modern world. Jasmine Mariposa has offered her followers a glimpse into her off-grid lifestyle, where she has no running water and instead bathes in a river. Jasmine Mariposa has shown off her off-grid lifestyletiktok@jasminemariposa222 She showed her followers how she does her laundrytiktok@jasminemariposa222 Jasmine also revealed how she does her laundrytiktok@jasminemariposa222 Describing herself as a “jungle fairy”, Jasmine shows how she prepares food and how she created her own “outdoor office”. She says she has proved a lot of people wrong who told her she was making a mistake. In a video shared on her TikTok page Jasmine said: “You said I’m wasting my life following my dreams instead of going to school. “Well that’s rich coming from you. Because you’re a passionless life that I do not envy. “You will end up with a 9-5 until you’re 65, and you will most definitely wish you would’ve lived more freely.” In another clip, she shows how she does her laundry without the luxury of a running water. It shows her walking to a river barefoot clutching several large plastic bottles. Jasmine then fills each up, before lugging them back to her humble home. She then pours each into a washer before emptying her clothes in and later hanging them on a line between trees. In another video, Jasmine reveals how she uses the river to bathe. She has also cleverly fashioned herself an “outdoor office” using a wooden pallet. Footage shows her positioning a number of bricks on the ground before putting the pallet on top – as well as a blanket for comfort. She then pops a container on top, which she uses to balance her laptop on. And a further clip shows her preparing a coconut to eat by banging it with a rock, while another shows her harvesting fresh cocoa. Jasmine also used turmeric before to dye her clothes. She wrote in a TikTok caption: “The process was super simple — all I did was put the clothes I wanted to dye in a pot with turmeric and boiling water. “I let it simmer for about 20-30mins until I liked the colour, then rinsed in the stream.” Many viewers have praised Jasmine for her bold lifestyle. One wrote: “Off-grid homesteading is heaven.” Another said: “I’m so grateful I came across you because I am about to drop off university, I’m done with the matrix. “I’m in Africa, taking my role to heal the land.” A third commented: “You’re living my dream”. tiktok@jasminemariposa222The TikTok user insists she loves her life away from the modern world[/caption] tiktok@jasminemariposa222She also showed how she made an ‘outdoor office’[/caption]