by Cori | Jun 29, 2022 | Adulting, Expat Life, Immigration, Living Abroad, Nomad Life, USA
How far can your US passport take you? Here are your options for a temporary or permanent escape.
by Cori | Dec 9, 2021 | Expat Life, Nomad Life, Quebec
There’s a popular idea that it’s easy to learn a language as a child and after a certain age it’s just not possible. When you look beyond the headlines, there’s not a lot of support for this theory. It’s no surprise that there’s...
by Cori | Nov 24, 2021 | Nomad Life, Sharing Economy
In The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett quotes an elite travel agency saying that the normal traveler spends $10k a year. I was pretty sure that their idea of a normal traveler is a skewed. I was also certain I spent...
by Cori | Apr 9, 2021 | Nomad Life, Sharing Economy
Most people leave their homes empty while they travel, while also renting a place to stay at their destination. Paying for housing twice is part of what makes traveling so expensive (and why home swaps are so popular). Traveling gets even more expensive if you have...
by Cori | Sep 30, 2020 | Media Coverage, Nomad Life
The coronavirus pandemic has shaped many different aspects of our lives throughout the year so far, including how and where we live. When states began issuing shelter-in-place orders in March and restrictions were placed on various types of travel, a lot of us...
by Cori | Sep 14, 2020 | Nomad Life
Somehow, no matter how much I travel and how light I pack, I always end up with something I never ended up using. Often, the item that’s indispensable on one trip ends up being totally unnecessary on another. Other times it’s a product of hope — the...
by Cori | Sep 6, 2020 | Nomad Life
It’s no secret that it’s a challenge to adjust to life in another country or life on the road. However, many people assume they’ll be able to pick up right where they left off when they return home. Nope. It can be just as challenging to get back...
by Cori | Sep 1, 2020 | Asia, Europe, Expat Life, Nomad Life, North America
Despite all the rhetoric that we need to #stayhome, there’s no requirement that you literally stay home. Those whirlwind tours of 14 cities in 14 days are verboten, but it’s easy to travel while following all restrictions and guidelines for staying safe...
by Cori | Apr 7, 2020 | Nomad Life
People are eagerly sharing tips on how to “travel without leaving home.” What about accepting where we are? Is travel about finding the “exotic” or is it a way of seeing the world? As Jonathan Franzen reminds us, “The first lesson reading...
by Cori | Mar 31, 2020 | Nomad Life
The news is listing off a daily COVID-19 death toll. The world has shut down to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Everyone is frantically learning to adapt to working from home, homeschooling kids, living without cleaners, personal care assistants, and someone else to...
by Cori | Nov 7, 2019 | Nomad Life
I have stayed in a lot of different homes. I spent three years subletting apartments in Prospect and Crown Heights, Brooklyn in an era before AirBnB. I have stayed in well over 100 homes through CouchSurfing and the personal networks that have sprouted up through the...
by Cori | Oct 18, 2019 | Nomad Life, USA
Sure, any tourist knows what to see for a weekend in DC. But what about those of us who aren’t just any tourist? As a nomad we have time to explore, but we’re there for a lot longer than the typical tourist. While I’m free to spend an afternoon in a...
by Cori | Jul 6, 2019 | Adulting, Nomad Life
Your life may be location independent, but your cell phone plan isn’t. If you’re getting directions on Google Maps, posting to Instagram, or using your phone as a mobile hotspot, you don’t want to wind up with an astronomical bill. Sure, you can turn off your data and...
by Cori | May 21, 2019 | Adulting, Media Coverage, Nomad Life
I spoke with Kathryn Hunter, host of Compass Pod. Her podcast is all about women who have built location independent careers. We chatted about using your multidisciplinary background, scaling back when ambition is exhausting, and the power in simple ideas. You can...
by Cori | Apr 23, 2019 | Nomad Life
I’m startled by the number of people who, when they find out I’m a perpetual traveler, get excited by the assumption that I reinvent myself every time I arrive in a different place. Which is probably the positive spin on people assuming that I’m...
by News Report | Apr 22, 2019 | Adulting, Media Coverage, Nomad Life
When you think about life-changing money, a million-dollar lottery win or huge inheritance come to mind. But it turns out that, at least for millennials, a smaller amount would really make a difference. According to data collected by SelfLender and OnePoll, most...
by Cori | Apr 9, 2019 | Adulting, Nomad Life
When people think of volunteering while traveling, they usually think of digging wells in African villages or building houses with Habitat for Humanity. Those are the sort of volunteer opportunities that require a few weeks of time — a commitment a lot of us...
by Cori | Mar 12, 2019 | Nomad Life, Ontario
Can’t drink another latte? Here’s where to get some work done on your laptop in Ottawa that isn’t just a list of coffee shops.
by Cori | Feb 12, 2019 | Adulting, Nomad Life, Sharing Economy
People make a lot of fuss about New Years resolutions, but as a traveler, I enter each temporary home with a new resolution. The world is eager to remind me that I can’t escape myself by traveling, but they seem to have little understanding of just how much a...
by Cori | Jan 22, 2019 | Nomad Life
A few months ago I accepted the challenge to go personal item only for six weeks…and I basically haven’t looked back.
by Cori | Jan 15, 2019 | Nomad Life
Curious about house sitting but don’t know where to start? Here’s how it works.
by Cori | Jan 8, 2019 | Nomad Life, USA
Forget free museum nights, go for free on your own schedule If you’re a nerd like me, museum admission fees can add up quickly. Sure, many museums have free nights. I’m sure they’re a lot of fun in some cities, but in places like New York or Toronto...
by News Report | Dec 5, 2018 | Adulting, Moving to Canada, Nomad Life
I chat with Ryan Helms from Grit and Hustle about writing my first two books and how timing is the best marketing. Listen to the podcast on Hustle to Freedom.
by Cori | Dec 4, 2018 | Nomad Life, Sharing Economy
People keep asking me what the heck I’m doing with my life. Here’s what I’ve been up to in a year of house sitting.
by Cori | Nov 6, 2018 | Nomad Life
So, you’re curious about house sitting. The idea of staying in other people’s homes for free is pretty enticing…but what’s the catch? Even though no money changes hands, house sitting isn’t entirely free. Here are the actual costs that...