Biologist Builds Tiny House To Live Amongst Her Work

Surrounded by apes at the Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita, California, this tiny house on wheels is perhaps in one of the most spectacular locations we have ever visited.
Biologist Gabriella Skollar lives and works at the centre where she studies these incredible and beautiful yet sadly endangered animals.
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[@kiwigirljacks]

Now this is what I love about your channel... It's not just about the tiny home. It's about the reason behind it and the person inhabiting it. Gabby is a treasure of a person who has forged her place in the world doing what she loves and building everything else around her mission. Loved this video.

[@cillamoke]

kiwigirljacks so true aye x

[@livingbig]

Thank-you so much. I truly enjoyed meeting Gabi and getting to know her incredible story. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@kiwigirljacks]

Living Big In A Tiny House Thank you for always bring us such great content!! You are inspiring many people. I love your presenting style, which is obviously just an extension of your lovely personality.

[@teresapadrick7]

Kiwi....well said

[@ΡοδανθηΠαπαευστρατίου]

i totally agree and it is also very practical because she lives in her work plase thus she does not waste her precious time

[@rbkhh]

My favorite part was ¨i kind of a solitary soul, i have friends but i like livig alone¨

[@adamspful]

She is an admirable person who has found her calling, I am envious

[@itsmarialifestyle4355]

I loved this! It's just so perfect. She is where she wants to be, in the space she wants to be, in the job she wants to do, doesn't waste time to get to work, doesn't spend any money to get to work and not to mention she hasn't paid rent in at least 8 years! Now I'm jealous! If only I could make things work out like that, I wish her all the best! And I wish to sort out my life like that too.

[@suebarnard1734]

Maria Chat is

[@livingbig]

I totally agree. Her life is so inspiring for me, and I think it really goes to show that when we find our calling in the world, the trappings of the material world become largely unnecessary.

[@-belue-6697]

Living Big In A Tiny House...DUDE! What a beautiful & true sentiment. Love it! :-D

[@manoman0]

you are so right. I am sorting my life out as well. Wish I could say same about my own situation.

[@_noname_4756]

Maria Chat. Preach!!

[@Gil-y6d]

tiny woman in tiny house, but huge spirit. She is the one of the giant I've ever seen. huge respect

[@aryansunil24]

This tiny home was quite different in many ways. It not only reminds what tiny house represents, which is passion to be who you are, but also solving problems. This house is practical, not a vacation home. She really looked happy with her place and that is what really matters. It is not a house to show off your friends. It's a peaceful sanctuary of things she loves and animals she wants to be close to. Best wishes.

[@livingbig]

Exactly! You've got it! :)

[@kristinaleonardo9222]

Beautifully said.

[@Crazy_Garden_Lady]

This world needs more people like her! 💜 Thank you for the video!

[@livingbig]

You're welcome Leo!

[@emilyche1101]

Such a lovely home. Full of colors and character. She really looks like she doesn't want anything else in the world. That library though, wow, totally unexpected.

[@kaskahea1274]

Nice!!! Props to our female scientists!!! 💚🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@Chris-V2011]

The world needs more women like Gaby, she's a real inspiration!

[@missannabelle248]

She has a home that is perfect for her and makes her happy. Thank you both for sharing this story!

[@lisac5074]

Amazing individual. She was living in a tiny house long before it was hip.

[@sweetrose9816]

great lady she knows exactly what she wants.. simple and smart with a heart

[@watch1video2day]

The world is a much better place with Gabby in it. God bless Gabby❤️

[@CiecieNewson]

What a precious woman living her perfect life. ~Smile!

[@TamaraWoods]

I love this! I'm in love with her book collection. What a beautiful spirit. It's wonderful that having this tiny house she's able to live the kind of life that she wants. And I feel more educated about gibbons and palm oil. Well done Bryce. Thank you.

[@livingbig]

You're welcome Tamara! This was a really special video for me and I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

[@charliesgotaguitar]

The production value of your videos always amazes me. Also - Gabby is just the cutest. It's wonderful to see people so passionate about what they love.

[@melaniemarshall6942]

Thank you so much for sharing your home with us.. and what you do in life is priceless.. I am a big time animal activist and help animals all over the world, thanks to the internet.. You are a beautiful Soul and are deserving of happiness.. Bravo and thank you for all you do in the name of love for these endangered Beings.. I'm smiling all the way through this video.. Beautiful mural on the wall.. Truly living your dream.. There are many people tucked away in all corners of the World doing work that matters.. You are amazing and I'm lovin' who you are.. Cheers! Xo

[@Shadow2084]

Hi Bryce - I thought I've seen the best of all your videos UNTIL I just now viewed this one. You've - once again - out did yourself. This was such an awesome and inspirational video - not just because of her beautiful tiny home but also the conservancy and what it's mission is. I LOVED THIS VIDEO - thank you so much Bryce! Take care my friend.

[@livingbig]

Thanks again as always Charles! Really glad you enjoyed this one. It's one of my favourites as I really believe this shows the true potential of a Tiny House in facilitating someones ability to dedicate their life to their calling.

[@nancyanneberg932]

Living Big In A Tiny House How did you find her house? And ,do I hear that it is in the States? Feel good about this person and her place. That is so much more than the glossy Architectural Digest.

[@goodliving2171]

Nancy Anne Berg If you read the description under the title of this video, Bryce tells us she is in California. He actually tells the city. I'd like to visit the Gibbons and learn more about them. I really wish the U.S would step up with other willing countries and fight to save the rain forest. It is even SSSOOO much more important and necessary than most can imagine!!! For those of you who don't realize the significance yet, please watch on Netflix or wherever. Thank you Bryce & lovely wife/videographer ❤️

[@cheriamanja6214]

@@livingbig Well said Bryce. Agreed. It's abt service to humanity & live a sustainable way of life. Tiny house concepts shld be sufficient for everyone, it's inexpensive & practical.

[@whisperingeaglelanders2339]

She is awesome! Her house is darling!

[@hearmenow909]

She's a tiny house pioneer, and she's living her own dream life. Fair play.

[@sherry866]

I gave this a 👍 before even seeing the house. Just hearing about the work that her and all of the volunteers do is Wonderful !!!! What a selfless thing to be doing !!! 👍👍👍👍 For ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL 👍🙈🙉🙊 I LOVE IT !!!!👍👍👍

[@CC-uz3ri]

This was one of my favorite tours. She is such a special person. I love her outdoor decorations of stone and stick collections. Places and people like this make me feel at home. I also like her lil Vietnamese hat. My mom has the same kind :D I just bought palm-free peanut butter. Ingredients: organic peanuts. A lot of people avoid this type of peanut butter because the oil separates, but all you have to do is stir it the first time and keep it in the refrigerator, and it doesn't separate.

[@poornimawagh9315]

Peanuts are toxic, organic or not, palm oil or not. They contain high levels of fungal aflatoxins. And peanuts are not nuts, but a legume. Any which way you cut the peanut butter, it is a BIG no no.

[@goodliving2171]

Poornima Wagh In reply to your comment; Peanuts are toxic, organic or not, palm oil or not. They contain high levels of fungal aflatoxins. And peanuts are not nuts, but a legume. Any which way you cut the peanut butter, it is a BIG no no. What does it do to us. We've all been eating it our whole lives, I'm shocked. Thank you in advance for the info.😊

[@goodliving2171]

Poornima Wagh Guess that might explain why so many people are "allergic to peanuts!

[@filskar_]

@@goodliving2171 @Poornima Wagh The United States Department of Agriculture tests every truckload of raw peanuts for aflatoxin; any containing aflatoxin levels of more than 15 parts per billion are destroyed. The peanut industry has manufacturing steps in place to ensure all peanuts are inspected for aflatoxin.[69] Peanuts tested to have high aflatoxin are used to make peanut oil where the mold can be removed - Wikipedia

[@lovlenaraman6638]

I don’t know who she is but she is by far thee most IMPRESSIVE person you’ve interviewed. Just wow!!! I love her and I don’t even know her. So much passion. What a beautiful soul.

[@robertk8524]

8:58 - Cat is like "dude get out of my chair!"

[@GrubyBasista]

Toilet and kitchen facility on site are the biggest advantages, otherwise it wouldn't be as nice, warm and welcoming as it is now. She reminds me of Hagrid : D Being the caretaker and "guardian" of the facility : D

[@eberbacher007]

plus since she doesn´t have kitchen and bath in it, she has nearly zero moisture apart from the moisture coming from her body

[@ohmercy5924]

Gabby is such a treat. What a lovely woman doing what she loves,untethered to the traps of the consumerism of western culture. I admire her immensely.

[@drmshyamala]

This is not for everybody But it's perfect for me!! 👌🏻😊 Suits practically everything under the sun.. So philosophical..

[@nikkyofferman]

People like Gabi are a treasure on this earth... Thank you Bryce for introducing us to her world!

[@LeOracleAKARubyRomina]

I love her enthusiasm and dedication to the monkeys and I love his enthusiasm for tiny houses !

[@adelaidacandelaria1326]

The fact that you opted to come out to Cali and check out someone's version of their tiny home before tiny homes were the rage, makes you as as special as the person you interviewed. She's a pioneer of tiny living. I love it! You are the best Bryce! What's not to love about you and your channel!

[@williemayes7913]

Wow! What a wonderful lady and cozy house she lives in. She lives in the middle of these beautiful creatures whose care she is charged with. By putting herself in the middle of this Gibbon community, she is as close to being a member of their community as a person can be without actually going into the jungle and living with them.

[@cheriamanja6214]

She's like a younger version of Jane Goodall. They shld meet up & talking abt apes, gibbons & trees. Scientists & environmental activists. So cool!

[@georgegibson707]

Its really great to feature someone who has lived a tiny house for many years. So many videos are about people who are in the business of trying to sell tiny homes, or else people who have just moved in, and probably won't last 6 months in one.

[@goodliving2171]

George Gibson People just moving in to a tiny home are excited about it and at least THEY are trying it out, so 😁 I'm so thankful that they are there for us to see. If nothing else, more of us can consider downsizing. I'm making plans to simplify and minimize. I love to see the creative ideas for clever space and storage. 🏚

[@goodliving2171]

George Gibson Someone needs to sell tiny homes for people to buy, as not every person can or will build their own house.

[@judith_9006]

Gabby is such a pure inspiring soul. Her house is amazing. I wish her all the best!

[@luckyduck247]

My favorite guest on this show so far. She was very inspiring.

[@UandMeGod]

This is so much more than a tiny house story. It is a story of finding your calling in life and simplifying your living so you can follow through with the calling on your life and heart. She is at complete peace and happiness. She has everything she needs and wants. It is what we all dream to have.

[@mel_vxn]

Wow Bryce!! I've been following your adventures and watching your videos for a few years now, and I just want to comment on how much you've exponentially improved as a host and as a channel on a whole. This was a fantastic video! I love how you not only highlighted the beautiful tiny home and space, but also took the time to explain the wonderful work this woman is doing and helping to spread awareness about conservation of the gibbons. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing many more awesome videos! -Big fan from Canada :)

[@livingbig]

Thank-you so much Mel! I'm working really hard to always improve my world and it makes me really happy to know that it's appreciated. Thank-you for being a loyal subscriber and thank-you for your support!

[@chantaltulliez8066]

What a dedicated soul...love her she is amazing...real vocation for those gorgeous creatures...her little house is just right for her and she is happy and that is all what matters...her little cocoon in the middle of her loved gibbons...well done Gabby...you are blessed

[@fatimakhalid2291]

This woman is so special and so is her home ! .

[@cloverhighfive]

I've seen other ppl comment about this before, and it's true, you bring such life to tiny house visits! Not just measurements and other specs, but actual life and enthusiasm. You always visit houses that people LIVE in, not just bought and arranged. Every house and owner is a fantastic gem, every time. :) I always find myself smiling when I watch your videos :)

[@livingbig]

Thank-you so much. I really enjoy creating these videos and I feel really lucky to be able to bring the unique and beautiful stories of individuals such as Gabi to all of you. Thanks for watching! :)

[@justanotherjoe]

What an incredible video and story. Thank you, Gabriella, for sharing your tiny home experience with us!

[@skyeevans1981]

I really enjoyed watching this video thanks for uploading it ..She is an inspirational person for her work in trying to conserve the gibbons and also her simple and down to earth lifestyle which is in lip sync with her believes. She is also lucky to have found a job that corresponds with the subject that she studied at University.

[@debbieboring3422]

What a great place. It is so cosie. I love her eclectic style. Her desk is very cool and I love all her little friends hanging around. And what a pretty kitty she has too. Thanks for sharing Gabi's tine house and her passion with us. And the information she shared about the gibbons.

[@phantomphiddler5]

I took a class on primate behavior back in university and this wonderful lady reminds me of my professor for that class. It's really awe-inspiring to see how their passion envelops every aspect of their life. And my, what a beautifully personalized tiny house! :)

[@frank-gohde]

I love this Video so much and the Story behind Gabby. She has found her Life all about the Gibbons. That's so lovely.

[@stanky6261973]

I love her, all animals and her tiny house. She is the most beautiful woman with a soul filled with Gods' love.

[@gracehowell.]

THAT BOOK COLLECTION! A lady after my own heart. I've never seen so many books in a tiny house before.

[@aimeeewashere]

Bryce, please keep making videos! Not only do you give a really great tour of the space, but you also incorporate the meaning of living tiny for these people and why they want to live the way they do. For me, that's why I keep watching these videos. Not many other channels provide such holistic tours. You do such a great job at interviewing the people and you look so happy too! Thanks!

[@charleneknight8502]

Ditto from me. You have the knack of saying just the right thing to guide the conversation into the best possible areas _ real talent you have. I must have heard the demensions wrong. The house seemed bigger than that! Thank you for all your geat and professional work!

[@Astridos78]

I absolutely love everything about this video! I LOVE gibbons, love Tiny Houses, love her work, her decorations, it's all perfect to me! Great lady!

[@IreneTivz]

I am so obsessed with your videos. Still catching up with all of your uploads. I like how you interact with all the home owners. The flow of the conversation is so genuine💯

[@rowenaphilbeck1919]

Love that. She really made it her own and it works. Love the book shelves with all the books. Really makes it homey!!

[@bestwholeworld5276]

I’m so glad to finally see a tiny house without a bunch of windows in the loft. It may not feel as open but it looks so cozy and I know I for one would sleep so much better in a loft with just one window then having a bunch of windows pouring in morning light and heating up the space.

[@emk3234]

What a charming house and soul!

[@fromscratchauntybindy9743]

Glad to know I'm not the only one living tiny and using the utilities inside a seperate house/centre. And being happy as a solitary natured person 😊 Only thing I was to invest in for my room is a port-a-potty, 3am toilet calls are hard to bare during winter in Melbourne! 😨

[@laurelsternberg5861]

hard to BARE? pun intended ;-)

[@epicbluerat9999]

what a truely beautiful and compassionate, humble human doing such a noble thing! and I totally dig this place! so sweet!

[@PutswaneLesego]

I love this channel so much. There's so much positivity promoted in the comment section, and also Bryce is amazing, he's personality is warm and inviting. This is one channel that feels like home to me ❤.

[@Lunarl4ndr]

Thank you for actually interviewing someone who's lived in their house for more then a month and actually only lives in this one home. It's not a seasonal thing or their fun club house cabin. Kind of wish that you had an extended interview with her about living in such a small house for so long. Nearly 10 years is a crazy amount of time.

[@louise-yo7kz]

The Gibbons are amazing. Her home is Perfect for her

[@myrnaedmisten599]

You do such a good job of getting to the heart of the people you meet. Well done. And what a special place this is.

[@alvinlarida3341]

oh Bryce! another owner to love with her lovely home and inspiring story

[@vanessanielsen7188]

Tell Gabby thank you for the service to the earth and the gibbons. What a great soul!

[@vanessanielsen7188]

K

[@JenShea]

What a wonderful interview (and great tiny house)! Bryce, you are the best at what you do! Thank you :)

[@livingbig]

Thank-you so much Jen!

[@sueeasley5366]

I am glad someone is trying to save the animals. They are sooo cute. They deserve to live just as much as we do. God made them too.

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

Ohhhhh this whole video is phenomenal! Her tiny home is truly stunning, the location outstanding and this lady is Completely and utterly content with her home, her work, her world and her life, how incredibly fabulous ❤

[@debsmith7050]

Be well Gabby :) Thanks for what you do. Love your tiny home

[@linzertube]

A very sweet lady. She's doing such great work! And, she's made a lovely homey space for herself. I'm so glad that you shared her story, Bryce. Thank-you.

[@andreaandrea6716]

Thank you, Gabby, for the marvelous and important work that you do. There isn't any work more important than Conservation. It is so painful for me to think about all the species of plant and animal life that ARE NO LONGER. I am soooo grateful to you, not only for all that you do ... but also BECAUSE IT IS YOUR PASSION! (I am so NOT a science person, so I am profoundly grateful that YOU ARE!!). I believe we ALL need to discover the thing that lights us up, makes us tick, puts a 'tiger in out tank' ... and that, if we all spent time discovering what it is that we love and began moving in that direction, the world would transform.

[@zoegifkins8517]

the world needs more people like her

[@asbisi]

She is wonderful!

[@sharondavis4120]

Tyvm Bryce for bringing us the best tiny houses and people

[@ashlierortiz]

Loooove this channel. LOVE this episode.

[@livingbig]

Thanks Ash! Glad you liked it. :)

[@cillamoke]

seriously Bryce you need your own show. I love the way you humanize people xx

[@livingbig]

Thanks Cilla!!

[@tokunboolaniyan8432]

Somebody get this absolutely inspirational intellect a kindle!!! Much love

[@debrawalker1355]

What a nice woman, doing such important work. I love her home, and I wish her and the gibbons well.

[@OhEmVee808]

Love that she loves her life and has found a passion. Absolutely, beautiful!

[@24get24give]

I learn si much from this channel!!, I have lived in CA all of my life, and stop in Santa Clarita before and after every trip to Disneyland (at least twice a month) and had never heard of this place before!), I will definitely be taking a tour there on our next trip, thanks Bryce!!

[@chayovz510]

This is by far the best story ever on your channel or tinyhousetery! I mean, just her soul alone was transmitted beautifully, and that's what makes these stories so interesting!

[@purrrrson]

Not everyone gets to live their dream but she's certainly living hers, ten fold!!

[@drendelous]

this is one of the greatest videos due to its main character to whom I wish lots of patience and good health. amazing lady

[@vancamerawoman7399]

I love how you see the beauty in everything with such enthusiasm and joy Bryce. Such a joy to watch 😊

[@MissAnneShirley]

This is brilliant! Love that her passion just radiates from her smile, the way she talks about it and the tiny house. How funny that I thought she has a Hungarian accent and almost asked if she is but then at 4:40ish Bryce mentioned it.

[@LifeBetweenTheDash]

Love. Live. Life. Amazing tiny home.

[@ruzenagregusova5988]

Such a beautiful soul

[@stephanieg4950]

I love how you find such interesting people, locations, builds and support the idea of living close to the earth, or close to your heart and habits! Know thyself to build a Tiny House :)

[@shendaraalshedir1933]

This is not what I was expecting...l figured a tiny house by a river, but as soon as I saw what it really was, l just started crying... I love design, artwork, architecture, history, but my #1 passion was/is/will *always be* Animals. I am the one who would happily bring my horse in the house or sleep in the barn, lol! Of course I don't have a horse, l live in a highrise, but omg a tiny house surrounded by Animals, Animals l can help, wow, at nearly 63, l could die happy there right now! Next lifetime l don't care WHAT anyone tells me, l *am* going to be a Veterinarian & save Animals. What a purrfect nature home-- shells, rocks, wood, all the bits of beauty you want to be surrounded by. Now, I myself have 3 same size bookcases lined up against my entrance wall- but l have a 1-bedroom apartment! Never ever have l seen as many books as l have in a TINY HOUSE, omg l am gobsmacked for words... Her red desk is so functional for her needs. It's nice to know l am not the only one who comes home with treasures in my pockets that end up on my shelves! I live beside a river but I actually have rocks from Kingston, Ontario; Petite Riviere, Nova Scotia and from Jamaica, worth sooo much more than trashy plastic souvenirs! Personally I would never remove the kitchen, but she did what she needed. I thank her for her love, care and dedication to our tiny innocent cousins. The problems all Animals on Earth face is humans & the things we do, the problems we create for Nature. At least this young woman is leading a noble life by helping to repair *our* damages.👍🏻👏🏻🤗💖 Wishing her success beyond riches!!🍀🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦

[@elvisfangirl9093]

She’s doing and living her passion

[@rhonak7548]

Such a beautiful soul with loads of passion. Your interview with her was great! Well done, I love your channel. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@gallopingg1]

Gabby is such a beautiful special person, god bless her, and her work. xx from uk

[@RussBn]

Gorgeous place and gorgeous space. I love the true tiny nature of this house, and how it harks back to the beginnings of the movement (when tiny houses actually were tiny). Fuels the fire for my own plans with my 12 ft trailer here in Oz. Thanks Bryce! Love your work mate!

[@MicheleRamli]

awww....this is so heart warming. she is really passionate about her job.

[@sfgoncalves]

She is such a geek. Omg LOVE IT.

[@sherrillsmith8380]

Bryce, Welcome to the States! I have enjoyed your eastward journey and - until now - loved the visits around Japan the most. Especially where you were visiting the snow monkeys, which I had never seen before your video. What a beautiful adventure to share with us. This one in Santa Clarita with the gibbons is absolutely charming and it is obvious that Gabriella Skollar is the most passionately dedicated person you have interviewed, which is saying a lot since you find amazing people. Her lifelong work with these gibbons is so quietly performed, yet is a true blessing from God that she is such a special caretaker of these special creatures. Her tiny house is so inspiring for me and answers several question on how to make a necessary transition to a much smaller home. I love the books! After seeing so many homes where the occasional volumes appear to be decoration, it is awesome to see someone who is committed to her work, yet who finds refreshment in the actual and printed written word. What a wonderful woman: gibbons, their songs, printed books, and her cat. She is a visionary. Your joy in sharing the stories of others who have made this journey to very small or tiny home is heartwarming and always a pleasure to when the newest one arrives. Thank you so much for you work and the generosity of spirit in which you and your partner create these lovely videos.

[@michealwintz852]

Love her house so beautiful

[@andreaandrea6716]

The rocks and the wood!! So beautiful!

[@hfs7274]

Extremely interesting video. What a charming lady who is dedicated to the Gibbons. Bless her. The tiny house is fab and she even has good books galore and a cat. Thank you.

[@lailan9947]

Wow, she is wonderful

[@rasha4625]

Great video.loved it.. ardent fan of Bryce,especially because every time you visit a home you make the home owner feel so warm and acknowledge the details of the house,you also have an assortment of comforting adjectives which you use to describe the house when you step in,which comes across as so genuine.frankly i would love it if someone entered my home and praised it. the awkwardness that the owner feels immediately vanishes with that praise.super job you are doing.also all your tiny house videos have inspired me to love my small kitchen and home.

[@jimfritz8983]

One of your more inspiring videos. I sensed your deep admiration for Gabi and her work. Truly great!

[@jameswampler4073]

Very cool, what a great life she is living

[@kodeywhitewolf4056]

Such a nice / special lady and an awesome tour for sure Loved her tiny home and all her artistic decorations