How to Make Friends And Meet People While You're Traveling

Intro

For the past five years, the term 'digital nomad' has made its way to people's bucket list as more and more technologies have afforded us the option to work from home – wherever that may be.

Like our guest for this episode, she has had the opportunity to travel all over South America for a year all while having a full-time job.

With this opportunity also comes the challenge of joining a social circle or a community that can help you settle in the new city that you're in. But how can you do that?

How can you build connections and create a community in a new place where there's a language barrier? Also, how permanent are these relationships and are you obligated to keep them long-term?

In this episode, Hannah talks about how to make friends and find a community during your travels, and also shares her perspectives on friendship and why it's okay to be okay with saying goodbye to newly found connections.

Guest Bio

Hannah Kim is a Tech Support Specialist at Mixmax, Inc. Over the past year, she has travelled all across South America, to places such as Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, and even Argentina – all while working a full-time job.

Key Takeaways

• Work hard, play hard: What it's like to be a digital nomad [03:28]
  
• Socializing tips for introverts [06:17]
  
• Events where you can meet locals and expats alike [08:26]
  
• Differences between creating/finding a community at your home city versus abroad [10:35]
  
• How to make friends during your travels (and not become too emotionally attached) [13:34]
  
• Diaspora of communities abroad [17:57]
  
• How to overcome language barriers and form great relationships with locals and expats alike [21:39]

Quotes

“There's only one of you. So your perspective [and] your ideas are going to be unique and original. So don't try to copy someone else's life.” (Hannah)

“When we move to new places, we kind of expect strong or authentic friendships to fall in our laps. And then we get sad when it doesn't happen. Some things won't work out but you will find people who you connect with.” (Anya)

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