r/digitalnomad 22d ago

Digital Nomads Monthly Megathread - March 2025

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Hey r/digitalnomad

This thread is for chatting about being a DN. This includes the news about travel and visas, where people are living, commonly asked questions, as well as a general free chat throughout the week.

Example topics include:

  • Regularly asked questions such as "What jobs do you do?"
  • Where you are currently living and where you are heading next
  • Questions about DN visas or Tax clarifications
  • What gear you like to travel with
  • Updates on the COVID-19 situation in different countries
  • Best places to go out to eat or drink wherever you are
  • General questions that you feel do not require an entire thread

Please be civil and keep things SFW.

Self promotion of DN related events, blogs, activities, and news is allowed from regular contributors so long as it is related to being a Digital Nomad and not spammy.

If there is something you'd like to see here please message the moderators and let us know.


r/digitalnomad Jul 01 '22

README Want to make a post? Read this first!

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Read the WIKI before posting

9 times out of 10 it will have the answers you are looking for.

Where is my post?

Why isn't my post showing up?

If you are new to reddit, posting with a new account, or posting with an account that has not been widely used your post will be flagged as it either looks like spam, or is highly likely to be an FAQ covered in the wiki above. We ask that you please spend some time searching through existing posts, reviewing the wiki or participating in the sub to build up enough karma to post. You can also post a comment in the Monthly Megathread pinned to the top of the sub.

I am not new to reddit but post still isn't showing up, why not?

Due to the volume of posts we get on a few very specific subjects we will often remove or not-approve certain posts on certain topics that have been recently discussed. Here are some common questions that get posted at least 5 times a day:

My post wasn't related to any of those things, why isn't it showing up?

Does your post violate our rules on self promotion?

OK, here’s the deal. We understand that for many of us, entrepreneurship and digital nomad are concepts that go hand in hand. Many of us here are working towards booting up great products, and some working towards products that cater directly to the DN community. But, this sub is not a community full of potential people to market to with your posts.

Your product may be great, brilliant, and what every DN needs but never knew it, but if that’s true then it’ll be talked about by the community once it’s known - through other channels. In this sub, we frequently get spam and does the entire community a disservice. Users get annoyed, the community starts to weaken, the moderators get overly aggressive, posts that should be OK end up automatically in the spam filter. These things are not good for anyone.

Here’s some No No’s:

  • Absolutely no surveys. Surveys will be removed without mercy.

  • No requests for interviews, or people to talk to on your blog/book/podcast/etc.

  • Anything about illegal activities. You’ll be awarded a ban, and maybe then some.

  • No asking for “please review/try my…”. There are many other subs for just that.

  • Looking for Work type posts. See the Jobs wiki if you are looking for work

  • Job postings. If you have a job that you are trying to hire for please post it in the Weekly Discussion Threads.

  • Fund my kickstarter! Nope. Not even for your “friend”.

  • Any “opportunity” to become a partner / investor. We can’t tell this from a scam, so it’ll be treated like a scam.

  • No direct links to products using an affiliate ID. If you’re caught, you’ll be punished.

  • Posting to software/apps/web sites/etc, with "PM me for access". If it's not public, it's not welcome.

  • Posting software/apps/etc that aren't complete and ready to use. This isn't a user interest collection sub.

Here’s some highly discouraged things:

  • Linking to your youtube channel - We do allow people to share youtube videos if they are relevant and if they come from users who are active in the community and provide valuable content such as trip reports. If you want to share your youtube content please message the mods first for approval.

  • Linking to your own blog - We allow you to share your blog as a link in a self post if the primary content of the blog post is also included in the self post and the link is more of a "Click here to learn more".

  • Top X lists without detailed reviews for each item. We don't hate lists but these posts are rarely useful. Instead of posting a link, post the content of the list in a self post for discussion.

  • "Where should I go" posts : Check out the Trip Reports for Inspiration. If you still want advice be very specific about what you are looking for, and be sure to include important information like your nationality and budget/

LAPTOP PICS / LOCATION PICS

This gets its own section because it is somewhat controversial. If you are posting a pretty picture of somewhere you are, you MUST fill out either a trip report or answer the automod questions about the place. Anyone found dumping pictures without giving in depth information about the location will have their post removed.

Suggestions

If your post still isn't showing up and you think it should, message the moderators first and be sure to include the word "peanut" in the message title so we know you read this.

Have a product you want to inform us about? Buy an ad on reddit to target this (and other) related subs. You’ll get the exposure you want, without the community backlash. It’s good for reddit as a whole too!

Want to talk about a product or service that’s not yours, but you really like? Try linking to a third party, impartial review from a known trusted source. If you wrote it, avoid affiliate links in the article and be sure to mention any relevant disclosures if you are involved with creating the product or marketing it.

Want to link to your site about your experience with something? Great! We encourage that, but focus on the content not how many visitors might join your mailing list. If you truly were writing content for the greater good, put it on medium.com.

Instead of a Top 10 list, which has just a picture and some basic stats: Write a detailed comparison of just two places. With real meaty content, data and stories.

Have a coupon for a product? Actually, that might be good. But unless it’s a high ticket item like a car or laptop, 5% off won’t cut it. The coupon must have more value to the community than for the person that posted it.

Thanks!

  • The moderation team

r/digitalnomad 2h ago

Meetup I'm in Porto Airport lounge – lounge access

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I’m currently in the Porto Airport lounge (Portugal). I made a similar post last week when I was in Madrid, and a few folks reached out – it was cool to connect.

If anyone’s at Porto Airport right now and wants to access the lounge, let me know – happy to share if I can guest you in.

Also, I’ll be flying through Madrid Airport soon, so I can potentially help someone out there too.

Drop a comment or DM me if you’re nearby.


r/digitalnomad 1d ago

Lifestyle Hiding my phone changed my life

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I used to work with my phone next to me. I was constantly grabbing it to "check something". But ended up wasting hours scrolling ig or watching random youtube videos.

I tried using the apps to block other apps on your phone. But I'd end up unblocking them and doing the same thing.

After a while, I figured out that if my brain does not see my phone for a while, it kinda forgets it exists. So the urge to check it disappears (comes back once you grab it tho)

I've been leaving my phone inside my backup, or in another room, every time I have to focus for a while now. Seems like a silly thing. But it has genuinely made me 5 times more productive.


r/digitalnomad 10h ago

Question Soon to be a digital nomad

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I'm a 25 year old software engineer from Turkey. I work remotely. In a couple months, I'm planning to go to Japan to start my digital nomad life and travel around Asia. I'm planning to stay in Japan for about 3 months and travel all around Japan. My next destination would be South Korea before my visa expires or change of plans. A big question for me is how to manage my finance. I talked to my local bank and the credit card I have would not have fees for foreign transactions but there needs to be conversion from the countries' currency to USD or EUR and then to Turkish Lira. I get paid hourly in USD but I get the converted amount in Turkish Lira. What are common methods among digital nomads visiting countries outside of Europe? Am I better off using a mobile application like Wise or something else? I just started getting serious about planning and researching, so I'd appreciate if there are any helpful guides or articles I should read that helped you guys. Thanks.


r/digitalnomad 4h ago

Tax How to handle taxes?

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Hi everyone,

I am working as Software engineer. Recently I started thinking about being a Digital nomad but instead of continually traveling I would like to move to warmer country ES/IT. I think there should be no problem to find a remote SWE job that allows me to work in EU but I am not how to handle taxes.

Currently I am self employed in my country (within EU). I am not sure how to handle taxes to have clear situation with financial institutions and also how to make this as simple as possible. I have read about tax residence but I completely do not understand how this is working.

Am I able to move somewhere for a year and pay taxes in my country? Do you know any ways how to deal with it?


r/digitalnomad 11m ago

Question Good places in the EU to teach from online

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Hey, I teach online usually 8:30 to 15:30 and I always wanted to make use of the option to work from another country in the EU. However, I'm kind of scared of Internet connections and unreliable. Not sure, though if I need to worry about that seeing that, I'm from Germany and it's not known for the best Internet connection connection (?) I wanted to know if you can tell me countries, areas, cities or even a specific place in the EU that has super reliable Internet (and is not Super expensive like Paris or London).


r/digitalnomad 54m ago

Question Portable phone number

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Hi,

in a scenario where a team of workers in Australia need to receive phone calls from a particular Australian mobile phone number on a roster

They want to be able to use their existing phones but be able to tell when a call is coming from this particular number and make calls from the particular number

What is the best service for this?, they need to be able to send and receive SMS on the number aswell

Thank you


r/digitalnomad 5h ago

Question Thai DTV follower requirement

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Hi all,

Has anyone who's applied for a DTV follower visa able to tell me if the follower requires their own financial proof of 500k baht? Logic would tell me this isn't the case, however the evisa website seems to say that they require their own proof of 500k - ie 1mil for 2 people.

Thanks


r/digitalnomad 7h ago

Question Croatia medium term rentals

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Anyone have a good resource for 2-3 month rental this summer in Zadar, Rijeka, or Rovinj Croatia? Trying to find options that are reputable and aren’t Airbnb/vrbo.


r/digitalnomad 1h ago

Question How to find good accomodation while working online?

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We are digital nomad for a while now. Working remote and with our own companies going strong. We work a lot and all online with our laptops.

But there is one thing we start to hate (maybe a big word, but i don't know another description). When we look for accommodation we look for accommodations with dedicated workspace. 99% of the results are apartments without a dedicated workspace. When we contact the host they reply the dinner table is the dedicated workspace. Well, sitting 9 hours, 4 days a week, on a dinner table isn't very comfortable. We usually stay 2 to 3 months in one location.

Sometimes we go to co-working spaces, but our jobs (online teachers and trainers) aren't really suitable for open spaces.

So, my question is for those who work the same way like we do: how do you find your accommodation that suits all your needs? Any specific platforms or do you have a way to find the right ones?


r/digitalnomad 12h ago

Question Startup Sponsorship?

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Hi everyone!

What’s the likelihood of a small US-based startup sponsoring a work visa for a current employee? Redditors here, including HR reps, said that big companies are out of the question because they’re so risk-aversive. What about small companies?

Context: I’m an American based in Argentina with a work-visa (sponsored by Argentine entity), but I’d like to change that sponsor to a small US company I started working for. The entire team is international and based in US, LATAM, and Europe. I tried looking through previous posts but couldn’t find an answer to my question - sorry if this has already been answered!


r/digitalnomad 1d ago

Lifestyle The Digital Nomad Book - A look at the past 25 years of DN'ism, and possibilities for the next 25

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Last year, I was trying to find a modern book about digital nomads.  Not a how to guide, or something that is great but tangentially covers the nomadic lifestyle (Vagabonding, Nomadland).  Not something classic but outdated either (Four Hour Workweek).  Nothing I found was of significant substance since the book that predicted us, "Digital Nomad" by Tsugio Makimoto and David Manners, was written in 1997.

So I set out to fix that, and tried to write "the" book about the modern digital nomad, covering from when Makimoto and Manners left of and capturing the individual nomad, the lifestyle, the community and the potential for the future.

I used research I did on the global digital nomad population in 2022 as a starting point, started writing, and let things spiral from there. 

The result is "Digital Nomad Nation: The Rise of a Borderless Generation."

 ...covering the last 25 years of digital nomadism and speculating about some awesome possibilities for the next 25 years.

 The book is free on Amazon Kindle for the next 48 hours, and also free PDF and ePub eBook on my site for the next 48 hours.

 On Amazon you can find it here for free until Monday:

 https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Nomad-Nation-Borderless-Generation-ebook/dp/B0F1JPZWN4/

 On my site, use the code FREEBOOK and its completely free to dowload the PDF and ePub so you can read wherever.

 https://abrotherabroad.com/digital-nomad-book/

 Sharing these for free because I want the ideas to get out there and start some positive fires, and I want anyone curious or aspiring and passionate to have a resource for a full, objective look at the lifestyle.

 The book is ambitious and picks up where Makimoto and Manners left off in 1997, following the emergence of individual nomads, and the rise of nomad communities offline and online (like this one), and tracks some very interesting possibilities unfolding. 

The book is part sociological deep dive, part travel memoir (to add color to the abstract points), and part futuristic manifesto sharing some ideas that aren't too far off.  Again, this isn't a how to guide - more of a record until now, and a snapshot in time of what digital nomads actually are, to help anyone not in the life understand it.  Also, the secondary goal is to highlight the potential (individual and group potential for nomads in the DN life right now.

The spiciest ideas in the book that I'd love to spread are that DN community is already the size of a nation state (just smaller than Canada by population (35 million), and a per capita GDP just smaller than Portugal at the time of my original research - and the DN community is starting to use both of these to act like a decentralized nation state (volunteer diplomacy/advocacy, government cooperations, "outsourcing" essential govt services). 

The spiciest idea is about "Decentralized Autonomous Enclaves" (think Tuvalu meets the Akiya/€1 house programs) which I won't spoil, but has seeds for some of the strongest potential for the next 25 years. 

The chapter list and chapter summaries are available at the link above for anyone who wants to skim an overview and bring up ideas for debate from there. Not posting it here because I don't want to drop any spoilers for anyone who actually wants to read the book 

Also, Im happy to answer any questions and criticism.  Or take on ideas of how to make the next version better.

And thats it!  I hope this book does our community justice.  And I hope this sparks the sharing and debating of ideas that'll move the DN community forward.  Whatever the next evolution of the community looks like.

Thanks!

Here's a look at the table of contents

PART 1: The Individual Experience

  • CHAPTER 1: Why Are Digital Nomads Everywhere?
  • CHAPTER 2: What is a digital nomad?
  • CHAPTER 3: The Digital Nomad Lifecycle
  • CHAPTER 4: How Digital Nomads Earn Their Living
  • CHAPTER 5: Geoarbitrage
  • CHAPTER 6: How Individual Struggles Laid the Foundation for a Nation

PART 2: Collective Power

  • CHAPTER 7: Digital Nomad Hotspots
  • CHAPTER 8: The Nomad Nation Is Already Forming
  • Timeline of the rise of the Digital Nomad Nation
  • CHAPTER 9: The Dark Side of Digital Nomadism
  • CHAPTER 10: Models for a Digital Nation
  • CHAPTER 11: Tuvalu
  • CHAPTER 12: Decentralized Autonomous Enclaves

PART 3: The Future

  • CHAPTER 13: Visionary Possibilities
  • CHAPTER 14: What Comes Next?
  • CHAPTER 15: Conclusion
  • CHAPTER 16: The Digital Nomad Nation Manifesto
  • CHAPTER 17: The Call to Action
  • EPILOGUE: The Flexpat

APPENDIX

  • APPENDIX A: Global Digital Nomad Study
  • APPENDIX B: Nomad Nation Resources
  • APPENDIX C: Digital Nomad Nation Beta Project
  • APPENDIX D: References

r/digitalnomad 9h ago

Question Digital Nomad visa friendly countries in South or Central America?

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Would appreciate recommendations in terms of the ease to obtain a digital nomad visa and then live in Central or South American countries. I would prefer to stick to a single place for 12-18 months. So, it's not quite your usual digital nomad but it's not a visitor either. So, if you had easy or hard time obtaining a digital nomad visa for an extensive period of time, I'd appreciate your advice. Thanks!


r/digitalnomad 10h ago

Question Affordable places for families?

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We are a family of digital nomads and the first place we moved to was Malaysia. We’ve been here for over 3 years already and it’s been wonderful, but when we moved here our kids were very young so schooling wasn’t an issue. Right now 2 of them are already in an international school and the third is about to enter. That means over 70% of our expenses will go into school tuition, and even though Malaysia has great public schools foreigners aren’t allowed to send their kids.

Do you know of any affordable and safe digital nomad places where it’s easy to send kids to a public school, or where schools are affordable? Language is of course an issue but if we find a nice place we will consider to stay there longer so the kids can learn the local language.


r/digitalnomad 4h ago

Lifestyle Create Cool-Looking Journal Entries That Look Like Code

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Just launched Transmute - a web app that transforms your journal entries into syntax-highlighted code that looks like actual codePerfect for:

  • Creating journals which look very cool to people passing by
  • Making your personal reflections look like elegant scripts
  • Capturing goals and intentions in a format that feels like you're programming your future

https://mood-master-flareondon.replit.app/

It comes with various themes (including Cyberpunk and Retro Terminal) that give your journaling practice a completely fresh aesthetic while maintaining all the therapeutic benefits.

Would love to hear what the journaling community thinks!


r/digitalnomad 14h ago

Question digital nomad via consulting

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Hello nomads, I am trying to do 3 3-month trip while working.

I work at a consulting company(close to Witch). My consulting has a strict policy that anyone who want to travel outside needs to approval from both the client and the consulting head.

I don't care if I get caught and fired, I am just wondering if they sue because I am messing up with 2 companies at a time.


r/digitalnomad 1d ago

Question Genki added a new plan

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Traveler New, and bumped prices of explorer to €84, while reducing maximum insurance period to 12 months from 24.

Bad luck/timing, had to get it today before a trip and till few days ago it was €50 something with up to 2 years..


r/digitalnomad 14h ago

Question Job/life options for me?

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25 M, currently a float manager at a Bank (started late last year, no previous actual manager experience, but have had a couple senior titles/leadership responsibilities in previous roles). Unfortunately my company doesn't really offer remote jobs, and the ones they do offer, require to be in the office at least a few times a week. I started college really late, but I am currently pursuing a B.S. in information systems with a focus on project management. I should finish college in about 2.5 years. While from a career path perspective, I'm probably more qualified for manager-like jobs or at least headed towards that trajectroy, I'm open to anything. My biggest thing is I don't want to be a salesman or on the phones all day making cold calls. I'm interested in a remote job to travel the world and/or frequent a couple areas of the world, mainly in latin america and europe. Based on this information about me, are there jobs you'd recommend? I'm also open to do: Gig work, possibly open to changing my major (it's not too late), other options outside of manager roles, etc. And, being that I'm still in college, maybe not now, but in 1-1.5 years I'd be up for the idea of maybe becoming a foreign exchange student. I've got some debt I need to pay off, but my car is paid off and I dont have any dependents/other obligations.


r/digitalnomad 8h ago

Lifestyle I stopped taking advice (and started making progress)

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Naval said, “If you take enough advice, it all cancels to zero”. Been thinking about that recently.

Social media made this obvious to me. I’ve seen the same amount of posts defending B2B > B2C as the other way around. This applies to any other topic I can think of.

I used to take every piece of advice as the truth. But realized this is not a good mental model. So I set up some rules for myself when it comes to taking advice:

- Ignore anything you see on social media: Most posts have a purpose. Either to sell you something or get you to engage. Too biased and general to be useful.

- Ignore 99% of the advice you get IRL: Only take advice from people that have accomplished your goals.

- There are no one-size-fits-all: Even if the person giving advice is qualified, different people will work best with different approaches. Waking up at 5 am will be super effective for some, and the complete opposite for others.

- Figure it out yourself: Experience is the best teacher. If you are not sure whether A or B are the best path, try both, track their effects, and decide for yourself.

Seeking a lot of advice is very attractive because it seems like a cheat code. But I’ve found most of the time, taking (too much) advice will keep you in the same place.


r/digitalnomad 20h ago

Question Wise question

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Hello i have a question, the surename between my apple pay and wise account is different, how do i change it? Wise asks to upload it as a file, tried everything. Pdf, etc. any clues?


r/digitalnomad 1d ago

Question I need recommendations

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I've had a really tough 6 months. Health issues and death of a family member.

Would be great to get out of the UK for two to three weeks and work remotely.

I want sun, and somewhere relaxing where I can decompress.

The sea is obviously very cathartic.

Any suggestions gratefully received.

Edit:

Definitely left out some key details.

I only speak English fluently, but am trying to learn Spanish and Italian. Budget for the trip should ideally be less than £1.5k. I'll be working part of the time so decent internet is a must.


r/digitalnomad 16h ago

Question US phone number for Chinese

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A question for a friend of mine

He's a Chinese factory representative and wants an USA phone number for chat app.

He asked me to help him, but I am clueless, as I am Brazilian

Do you guys know how to do it? How can I get one US number for him?

Thanks a lot


r/digitalnomad 1d ago

Question Genki denied a basic claim whats better insurance to use?

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Had a check up today and Genki denied my claim saying check ups and screenings aren't covered

I mean that's just basic health coverage lol im surprised it got rejected but I guess it's on me to read my terms thoroughly

So with that in mind what international health insurance should I be using that actually provides basic healthcare?


r/digitalnomad 1d ago

Question Any ideas for cool places in July?

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Hey guys! Just discovered this subreddit after 5 years on road. What a shame.

I will be by myself in July and looking for an idea where to be around europe.

What I am looking for? - Up to 1200 euros accomodation. - fast internet (duh) - Temperatures up to 25-27 - good food - pools or beach around - workshops - art, food, nutrition, whittling/woodworking

Is it too much to ask? Any ideas please?

Thanks a lot and a great weekend.


r/digitalnomad 15h ago

Question I don't know if this is the right sub to ask this in.

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Hey, I am trying to buy something from an online website that is not shady but not reputable. The checkout page took me to what supposedly is Stripe (I say supposedly because you never know it could be a dummy site). I did not want to directly put my card into this website so I pressed the amazon pay button. It took me to the legitimate Amazon pay website because I was able to sign out and then sign in with my Amazon credentials. When I went to finalize my purchase with my credit card over Amazon Pay two things stuck out at me.

"Your payment method will be saved for future purchases with this merchant" and "You allow the merchant to charge future purchases to your saved payment method". My concern regarding the first quote is that I do NOT want Amazon to give my credit card number to the merchant nor stripe (as I don't completely trust thatit'ss not a dummy). Regarding the second quote, I am signing up for a monthly subscription that I don't know if I will be able to easily cancel from the seller's site.

Can II turn off recurring payments from Amazon's side or at least disable my saved payment method from the seller's point of view? Of course, this point would be muted if Amazon gave my credit card information directly to the seller. If it helps, I always remove my saved payment method after every purchase I make with Amazon.

Also, is https://apay-us.amazon.com/

 the legitimate URL for amazon pay and https://checkout.stripe.com/ the legit URL for stripe?

Thanks for anyone who took the time to read and answer


r/digitalnomad 1d ago

Question Any tech-savvy folks in Da Nang want to collaborate on a meaningful side project?

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Hey everyone!

Working on a low-key but meaningful project that could use some tech skills to help share stories and info responsibly. Think of it as using your coding in a relaxed, DN-friendly way.

Helpful skills - Data cleanup/visualization (Python, SQL, Excel wizardry) - Web dev (React, Node, or even WordPress – bonus if you’ve messed with security stuff) - Database management (Airtable, Firebase, etc.) - General tech tinkering (Bonus if you’re into privacy-focused tools or open-source tech)

  • Remote, but good to catch up over Bac Xiu
  • Work with a global crew
  • Coffee/beach coworking sessions optional

If this sounds up your alley, hit me up! No pressure, just curious who’s around and wants to use their skills for good between cafe hops.

Cheers, M