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Today, we speak with Yvette Brand. She is a slow digital nomad a “slomad”. She lived abroad for 12 years of her life, while traveling and working in 45 different countries.
Originally from the Netherlands, she lived in Mexico for 5 years but is now on the move again in Europe, searching for a place to settle.
She writes about travel, personal growth, and spirituality. Her work has been featured on Vox, YourTango, Columbus Magazine and many Medium Pubs.
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Yvette is the founder of Sustaying, a travel platform for slow travelers and remote workers.
Today, we interview Yvette and read her story: I Built My Dream Life in Mexico, and Now I Am Leaving Everything Behind.
From the show:
“…when I travel like a normal nomad, I just stay one week in the place. So I don't really integrate with the community. I don't really have time to get to know the locals. I'm around other travelers, the expats or other foreigners. When I slow travel, I really want to feel how it is to live there. So I take an effort to meet people in the grocery store, to go to local sports clubs, to really feel how the locals live there…”
“…it's actually what my business is also working on, on how not to have a big footprint as a nomad. Because there's a lot of gentrification as well, by being a nomad and by settling down somewhere. Because we have a lot more money, most of the time, than the locals. I think it's the best to pick places that are not that touristy yet…”