Hi guys. I have this online gig that allows me to work from home, I was an expat before that currently staying with my family. I've traveled before and I'm aware of the digital nomad movement, tried it for a couple of weeks but is not something I want to do right now, maybe when the winter comes.
My home is in the countryside, I love that I can go for a walk in the forest at any time. However working all day inside home is not very appealing and I barely have social life around here, which drags down my creativity and motivation.
That being said I'm looking for ideas to turn this around and of course in last case I can always move in to the city.
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Co-working space; there is one in town but I need to commute, eat out, etc and that kind bugs me down; doable for a couple of times a week.
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Outside office; I have some available space and could build an off the grid shelter (aka trailer, container, garden house, a van?), install solar panels and work from there, maybe even sleep in sometimes; providing also my own space; since I'm living with my parents thats bonus points;
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Stay in, find a hobby to get out of the house during the weekends and save everything for my next travels.
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Farming; I have thought about this option a lot and I believe I can make it work (doing a career change from computer science to something non screen oriented is on my goals) but however I'm not just ready yet. This route means I won't be able to travel long term and being a single male in my late twenties I don't want to give that up right now.
Building a mobile office is appealing to me as I could start doing road trips on the weekend without much planning. The problem is my budget and skills; a used trailer its relatively cheap and I would be up and running in no time however I would still be isolated; a rv is out of equation and the cargo vans I found have tons of mileage, the best I can find are minivans (those able to transport 5/8 people; I'm aware that involves no standing inside but stealth is a good trade).
TL;DR; Ex expat and "backpacker" working remote from the countryside in parents house. Looking for inspiration do deal with alternative housing solutions and social interaction before going "nomad" again.
Submitted June 24, 2018 at 05:08PM by iimmoo https://ift.tt/2MTLXtv
