Thirteen months ago, I left my home in the US to travel around the world full-time. In that time, I’ve learned several valuable things I wish I knew before leaving home.
I left the US 13 months ago to be a full-time digital nomad. Kimanzi Constable
I love to travel. I’ve been to to 85 countries in my life in a combination of shorter trips and also extended travels where I spent more than two months at a time in 20 countries.
Thirteen months ago, I decided to make it my permanent lifestyle. After I became an empty nest parent, I decided to sell my house, furniture, clothes, and car and left my home in Sarasota, Florida, to travel as a full-time digital nomad. My online business and freelance writing allow me to work remotely from anywhere, so I chose to live and work in countries with a cheaper cost of living.
Since then, I’ve traveled to Puerto Rico, Rome, Lisbon, Nice, London, Panama, and several cities around the US. I’m currently in Medellin, Colombia, where I plan to stay for one year.
I left the US with the intention of spending 300 days or more a year living in other countries. For the other 65 days or so, I would come back to visit my children who are in college in Wisconsin.
Even though I travel regularly and have become quite comfortable with this lifestyle, I still make mistakes. I’ve overpacked, spent too much money, had many embarrassing moments, and could have saved so much time at airports if I knew better.
Now, I do, but I’m still learning. Here are the most valuable things I’ve learned that I wish I knew before I left home.
The Things That I Wish I Knew Before Leaving the US to Travel Full-Time
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