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Buying one way ticket to Thailand, leaving Eastern Europe and becoming a digital nomad when I was 24. I'm 29 now and looking to make a home base somewhere in Eu

by rsrx 8y ago

Buying one way ticket to Thailand, leaving Eastern Europe and becoming a digital nomad when I was 24. I'm 29 now and looking to make a home base somewhere in Europe after 5 years of traveling, but the personal growth, people I've met and experiences during this time were invaluable.

rakoo 8y ago
Honest question: what makes you want to come back? Why not settle there for the long-term?
- rsrx 8y ago
  Honest answer is that I don't know exactly why. I am really torn about this right now. After 5 years of moving around all the places look more or less the same and I am getting pretty lonely/anxious/depressed due to lack of stability/constant friendships and relationships. So I have to make a homebase to fix this. But the problem is that I feel like I would be making a mistake whichever place I choose. At one side I like Europe more because it's better aligned to my personality, interests and also the standard of living is higher. I would settle down somewhere in south of France, Italy, or Spain, and then travel maybe few months per year max. I want to start a family and figured out Asia is not the right place for me to do this. At the other side there's SEA and all the spicyness it brings. I go back to Europe every summer and spend winters in Asia, and I have good friends in SEA which I miss, but I feel like I am delaying the "real life" whenever I go there. It's a good question to which I don't have a good answer to. I am going through a bit of existential crisis right now due to this.
  - rakoo 8y ago
    Sounds like you've made your decision already but you just want to be sure it's the good one, which unfortunately no one can tell you. I feel what you're saying, I've been to Asia (especially SEA) every year for holidays, and I love the atmosphere and the "easiness" feeling; however I do like the stability and the reliability of things here in Europe. Tough decision. Good luck to you!
    - rsrx 8y ago
      Thanks!
      - ILikeConemowk 8y ago
        I'm in a very similar position right now, could I ask you a couple of questions over DM / email?
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by rsrx 8y ago

rakoo 8y ago

Honest question: what makes you want to come back? Why not settle there for the long-term?

rsrx 8y ago
Honest answer is that I don't know exactly why. I am really torn about this right now. After 5 years of moving around all the places look more or less the same and I am getting pretty lonely/anxious/depressed due to lack of stability/constant friendships and relationships. So I have to make a homebase to fix this. But the problem is that I feel like I would be making a mistake whichever place I choose. At one side I like Europe more because it's better aligned to my personality, interests and also the standard of living is higher. I would settle down somewhere in south of France, Italy, or Spain, and then travel maybe few months per year max. I want to start a family and figured out Asia is not the right place for me to do this. At the other side there's SEA and all the spicyness it brings. I go back to Europe every summer and spend winters in Asia, and I have good friends in SEA which I miss, but I feel like I am delaying the "real life" whenever I go there. It's a good question to which I don't have a good answer to. I am going through a bit of existential crisis right now due to this.
- rakoo 8y ago
  Sounds like you've made your decision already but you just want to be sure it's the good one, which unfortunately no one can tell you. I feel what you're saying, I've been to Asia (especially SEA) every year for holidays, and I love the atmosphere and the "easiness" feeling; however I do like the stability and the reliability of things here in Europe. Tough decision. Good luck to you!
  - rsrx 8y ago
    Thanks!
    - ILikeConemowk 8y ago
      I'm in a very similar position right now, could I ask you a couple of questions over DM / email?
      - deleted 8y ago
        [deleted]