The Digital Nomad Life Is Not Sexy As It Sounds — 5 Reasons To Stay Away

Ilma Andrade
The Startup
Published in
8 min readJun 9, 2023

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Picture by Nubia Navarro (nubikini)

Let’s talk about real life, I don’t want to sell you a Disney dream, people don’t believe in happily ever after anymore, because that doesn’t exist.

Do you think your life is boring and that the life of people recording castles and paradisiac beaches is way better than yours?

Stop!

I am not here to spark fear or to be negative about being a digital nomad, but I have seen so many people only showing the spotlighted moments of this life, so I am here to just give you a realistic view.

I understand that nobody likes to show the bad side of what is trading to be a perfect ''happy life'', but I think we should show all the sides, so people don't get misguided by it, and can make better decisions for their own life.

When I talk about a subject, I prefer to listen to people before bringing my personal experience, so I don't go too far from reality by closing the ideas to my unique perspective.

With that being said, 6 months have passed since I want to open up about the Digital nomad experience, and after experiencing my nomad life from different perspectives, besides listening to other nomads, I am ready.

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Ilma Andrade
The Startup

3 x Top Writer - UX Designer - Business and Art - World Traveler and Beach lover