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Sarah SharkeyJuly 28, 2025 at 7:00 AMAleese Lightyear in China, where she moved to escape the expensive New York City.Aleese Lightyear may have never imagined a future living in China, but after...
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In her late 20s, Aleese Lightyear worked in reality TV production and lived in New York City, which she thought was her dream."At the height of my career in New York, I...
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This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.Not everyone can say they're living out their childhood dream, but...
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When distant friends ask what's new in Albania, I laughingly tell them that most days are wonderfully the same, with three or four basic 'templates' that repeat blissfully. And no matter what...
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One of the hidden gems of attending the University of Nevada, Reno is USAC, an award-winning international education provider that offers more than 50 study abroad programs around the world. Study abroad can...
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I was sailing around Lake Como on the penultimate day of a family trip when my mind started to wander from the lakeside mansions and crisp autumn breeze to the dread of...
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Cadijah Crenshaw is a day trader and entrepreneur from Rochester, NY. The 30-year-old’s first experience living abroad was in 2016 when she moved to China to teach English. “I was 25 at...
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I have struggled with speaking French for most of my life. While I aced all my quizzes in grade school, as a backpacker I was unprepared for the fact that French people...
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Last Updated on 19 February 2024 by BrittanyYes! You can become a digital nomad with no skills. With absolutely no experience or even a college degree, you can find a remote job...
There are so many reasons why you should teach English online while traveling or from home. It’s a flexible job that allows you to work anywhere in the world, maintaining a digital...
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Are you looking for a way to make some extra money from the comfort of your own home? Then you’re in luck. Online teaching platforms have made remote work more accessible than...
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“Eating is an agricultural act,” said the American farmer poet Wendell Berry in his 1989 manifesto. That same year, a farm-to-table culinary movement that launched halfway across the world, from a little town...
The StartIT co-working space in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo courtesy StartITDigital nomads are people who choose where they live and work, since their employment is mainly virtual, changing locations often. Their jobs cover...
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Earn money online by teaching English online Have you heard that teaching English online is a great way to make money from home? If you’re fluent in English and are willing to get...
What’s it like to live in Vietnam?Personally, I’m drawn to Vietnam again and again because of the leisurely way of life, stunning landscapes, inspiring and lively cities, friendly people, and what is...
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Equatorial Guinea is one of Africa’s best countries per capita. But what is life like in Malabo, the country’s capital? In two months, I would have been writing about Digital Nomads for...
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These online lessons won’t just dial up your linguistic skills; they will help make you a better traveler. Shares Facebook Twitter Shares Facebook Twitter Photo © Vsojoy When I got sick straight...
Every week, this column talks to Africans who live in interesting countries. Some weeks, there’s a lot of action, like this story from Afghanistan, other times it’s calmer. Today, our subject is...
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Knowing more than one language is always an advantage. Anyone who tells you otherwise is just being arrogant. I mean come on, we’ve all been there before. When you’re either lost or...
Strategy My partner and I saved up $38,500 to quit our jobs and become digital nomads. Here's how we budgeted and found remote work while traveling to 40 different countries. Stephanie Smolders...
