I hope this will be useful to those of you who are thinking of doing this, but haven’t yet started. Continue reading “The Digital Nomadic Life: Thoughts After My First Two Years”
Category: Work & money
The Advantages of Working Independently, Online
Several friends have asked me what it’s like working independently, online. So this post will be about my work life. I thought it might be fun to do it in the form of questions and answers.
What is your work?
I create online courses for librarians and educators about mobile apps. I focus on the creative ways that apps can be used for learning and content creation, since mobile computing and “natural user interfaces” are turning out to be a great way to enable lifelong learning and creativity for people of all ages and abilities. Continue reading “The Advantages of Working Independently, Online”
Why librarians are well-suited for location-flexible work
October 29, 2013. I’m in beautiful Monterey, CA for right now because I’m speaking at a conference here: Internet Librarian. Since all my work is online, instead of paying for three nights in an expensive hotel, I decided to find a place for a whole month and just live here for a while. I’m staying in a cute little cottage that I found on Airbnb. It’s only a few blocks from the conference hotel. I love it!
I’ve invited anyone who is interested in location-flexible work to join me this evening for a “dine-around” (group dinners at local restaurants on various topics of interest to librarians). We’re meeting at Siamese Bay (Thai food) at 7pm. Continue reading “Why librarians are well-suited for location-flexible work”
A Location-Flexible Life 