For two years, I lived without a lease and without a car. I traveled to over a dozen countries and two dozen cities, working virtually. I’ve put in full workdays on long Amtrak rides (or much worse, Greyhound buses.) I’ve…
For two years, I traveled around the world. I lived all the fantasies: the picture-perfect beaches, the parties in the streets, making foreign friends, and eating great food. I did it all while spending a fraction of what I would’ve…
I first moved to New York in 2019. I was 20 years old. I lived there for three years, braving the city through most of the pandemic, living alone in a shoebox studio apartment. When my lease ended in 2022,…
Two weeks after I graduated college in 2022, my lease in New York City ended. The rent went up, and I was out. I took my laptop, three t-shirts, two pairs of shorts, and a few other essentials to Barcelona,…
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After 2+ years living without a lease, traveling to 11 countries and dozens of cities, last year I decided to move back to New York. As I reflect on my time as a “digital nomad” (I don’t love the term,…
I’ve spent a few months in El Salvador over three trips in three years, working virtually the entire time. My dad was born here, so I come to visit family. But I also have an honest outsider perspective on what…