A digital nomad journey, from house-sitting to guardianship.
A short story about becoming a digital nomad.
Intro.
It all started with a three day house-sit in a small town called Lindfield, what followed was a journey from a flat in Twickenham, southwest London, to full time house-sitter, i.e. no fix address. We are constantly asked how we do this, how difficult it is, where to find houses and what are the benefits in house-sitting on a permanent, full time basis.
That is travelling between places, getting to know an area, a town, a region, understanding the vibes, meeting different people and getting to live in different urban or countryside surroundings.
Sometimes they can be remote like farmhouses in the middle of fields or mountains, other times apartments or bungalows near a beach, or small tiny apartments in the middle of London city. It's the chance to be an outsider coming into contact with the locals first-hand.
It's is not just about saving money, but it is an important aspect. Afterall, would you consider house-sitting if costs weren't significantly lower? It was also made possible by my flexible job. At the beginning it needed to be commutable from London once or twice a week. I then quit my job, and at that point I started freelancing from anywhere.
From our experience we can tell there are positive and less positive aspects, but the overall purpose is the experience itself.
But most importantly, you have to love animals and love caring for them. You wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t for the pets. I can’t stress this enough.As house-sits ran dry and disappeared during the pandemic, I turned to guardianship for flexible and cheap accommodation and volunteering in a local farm.
All the above has been an awesome experience that led to the application and admission to the School Of Code bootcamp!
Nomad chronicles
- 2018
- 31 Mar - 03 Apr 2018, Lindfienld, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom
- 27 Apr - 29 Apr 2018, Tattenham Corner, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- 19 May - 10 Jun 2018, Crowborough, United Kingdom
- 25 Jun - 19 Jul 2018, Savenay, France
- 22 Jul - 05 Aug 2018, East Grinstead, United Kingdom
- 31 Aug - 06 Oct 2018, Crowborough, United Kingdom
- 07 Oct - 18 Oct 2018, Meopham, United Kingdom
- 25 Oct - 08 Nov 2018, Cranleigh, United Kingdom
- 12 Nov - 26 Nov 2018, Herne Bay, United Kingdom
- 27 Nov - 27 Dec 2018, Woking, United Kingdom
- 2019
- 25 Jan - 12 Feb 2019, Weybridge, United Kingdom
- 15 Feb - 24 Feb 2019, Tadworth, United Kingdom
- 11 Mar - 17 Mar 2019, Sydenham, United Kingdom
- 18 Mar - 5 Apr 2019, Crowborough, United Kindgom
- 05 Apr - 17 Apr 2019, Wimbledon, London
- 18 Apr - 8 May 2019, Crowborough, United Kindgom
- 9 May - 19 May 2019, Terracina (home town), Italy
- 20 May - 26 May 2019, Sydenham, London
- 26 May - 13 Jun 2019, Wimbledon, London
- 21 Jun - 4 Jul 2019, Jeju, South Korea
- 5 Jul - 12 Jul 2019, Guilford, United Kingdom
- 12 Jul - 17 Jul 2019, Wimbledon, London
- 23 Jul - 7 Aug 2019, Wimbledon, London
- 08 Aug - 12 Aug 2019 - Wandsworth, London
- 12 Aug - 16 Aug 2019 - Wokingham, United Kingdom
- 15 Aug - 24 Aug 2019 - Harpenden, United Kingdom
- 21 Aug - 31 Aug 2019, Woking, United Kindgom
- 1 Sep - 7 Sep 2019, Wimbledon, London
- 21 Sep - 1 Oct 2019, Wimbledon, London
- 2 Oct - 7 Oct 2019, Barnes, London
- 11 Oct - 25 Oct 2019, Brighton, United Kindgom
- 26 Oct - 10 Nov 2019, Welwyn, United Kingdom
- 10 Nov - 23 Nov 2019, Birmingham, United Kingdom (only J)
- 14 Nov - 21 Nov 2019, Brighton, United Kingdom
- 21 Nov - 29 Nov 2019, Seaford, United Kingdom
- 4 Dec - 13 Dec 2019, Brighton, United Kingdom
- 13 Dec - 30 Dec 2019, Cingoli, Italy
- 2020
- 02 Jan - 23 Jan 2020, Saint Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom
- 19 Jan - 04 Feb 2020, Wood Street Village, United Kingdom
- 4 Feb - 24 Feb 2020, Wimbledon, London
- 25 Feb - 07 Mar 2020, Heathfield, United Kingdom
- 13 Mar - 29 Mar 2020, Staines, United Kingdom
- 3 Apr - 10 Jun 2020, Guilford, United Kingdom
- 10 Jun - 18 Jul 2020, Terracina, Italy
- 18 Jul - 2 Sept 2020, Wimbledon, London
- 4 Aug - 4 Sep 2020, Lewisham, London
- 5 Sep - 19 Sep 2020, Uckfield, United Kingdom
- 19 Sep - 17 Oct 2020, Wimbledon, London
- 17 Sep - 25 Oct 2020, Brighton, United Kingdom
- 25 Oct - 29 Nov 2020, Terracina, Italy
- 2021
- 1 Dec 2020 - Apr 2021, Guardianship, Purley, London
- 1 May - 10 Aug 2021, Guardianship, Bromley, London
- 15 May - 29 May 2021, Wimbledon, London
- 10 Aug - 18 Sep 2021, Road trip to/from Terracina
- 18 Sep - 16 Oct 2021, Wimbledon, London
- 16 Oct 2021 - Present, Guardianship, Bromley, London