Ethan Liebross.
- Ethan Liebross, a first-year medical student, lives full-time in a DIY-converted van in California.
- Liebross, 24, bought the van for $20,000 and spent $13,460 on the conversion.
- He says he hopes that living minimally will help him become a better person and future doctor.
Some medical students choose to stay in dorms, while others opt to live in apartments off campus.
Ethan Liebross went for a less common housing option: He lives full-time in a van — a 2015 Ford Transit that he turned into a mobile, off-grid home.