There’s no power, no internet, it’s cramped, it’s smelly, there are people loudly talking on their cell phones, babies screaming, people snoring, people smoking (on a train!!), this table is really dirty, and my tiny seat could be the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever sat on in my entire life.
So keep that in mind next time you see me posting the first picture on Facebook.
Because, even for me, a digital nomad, life is usually still pretty rough.
Myth: Digital nomads are “living the life”.
Here’s the truth: A vast majority of the time, being a digital nomad is not very “fun”.
3. I can work anywhere there’s the internet.
OK, this one is completely true.
I spend most of my day looking for the internet.
For most work-from-home people, they do just that- work b2b email list faq from home. At their homes, there’s usually pretty decent internet.
For me, I could never “work from home”. I’m a nomad; I need to move. Even if I find a homestay or guesthouse with WiFi, I’ll only “work from home” for 50% (at most) of the time. What’s the point of being in a foreign land if you don’t mingle with the local culture at least a little?
But here’s the catch: Many foreign lands have frustratingly slow (or no) internet.
I spend hours on buses and trains, hunting for a place with WiFi that will let me chill there for at least several hours. And finding that place is often very difficult.
