“A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving” – Lao Tzu
Are you bored, tired, and frustrated with life? Does it feel as though you are trudging through mud day after day? You get up, travel to work, work behind a desk all day, travel home, and fall into bed at night, only to get up and start all over again the next day.
The good news is that the ease with which we can access the Internet from almost anywhere in the world has transformed the traditional definitions of going to work every day and earning a living. Additionally, it has brought about new employment possibilities that didn’t exist until recently. Ergo, simply stated, you can sell up everything you own, purchase a laptop as well as a mobile phone, and become a digital nomad.
It should be noted that the practicalities of working and travelling are not as simple as the previous statement implies. It is important to ensure that you can make a sustainable living while you are on the road. Additionally, if you are responsible for caring for a family, it’s important to make sure that your new working arrangements include your family.
Digital nomadism: Working while you travel
The essential definition of a digital nomad is that it is a person who is location independent and use technology to perform his job. Investopedia defines digital nomads as people who “work remotely (telecommute), which is now economically possible due to cheap internet access, smartphones and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) to keep in contact with clients and employers.”
If you are (or wish to become) a location independent entrepreneur or salaried worker, it is important to set up structures and routines to make sure that you can work from your current location. Simply stated, if you wish to migrate to a warmer climate during the harsh UK winter, then you need to make sure the hardware, internet connection, etc. are available so that you can get your work done.
You can also follow the example of Thomas Krüger and official Digital Nomad that teaches while traveling around the world, sometime even with his son. He decided to break with his 9 to 5 work and begin his own project for others like him.
Reasons to be conversant in a foreign language
Additionally, there are many reasons why is worth learning one of the world’s primary languages such as French, German, or Spanish through an online language school such as Lingoda. Here is a short list of some of these reasons:
Personal growth and development
It’s important for your own empowerment to be able to communicate with the local people. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to speak to people, and you don’t understand each other.
Integrate with the locals
Language is not only about words, but it’s is also about culture and cultural ways of doing things. If you can speak the local lingo, you will feel part of the local culture and not an outsider.
It opens doors
The local people tend to appreciate it when tourists or travellers attempt to speak their language. Therefore, if you try and speak their language, you will no longer be considered an ignorant tourist. This act often leads to invitations to drink tea, or share in a meal with the locals.
