From Cubicle to Adventure: How to Combine Work and Travel for an Epic Life

Kristin has a spontaneous chat with German digital nomad and entrepreneur, Elena Poughia. Hear Elena’s insights on combining work, travel, and hobbies/interests for an epic life. Plus, why she recommends solo travel. Recorded live at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.   Pack light for your next trip with Unbound Merino wool clothing.   What You’ll Learn: How to design your life around travel and your interests. Why Lisbon is a great city for digital nomads. Why you should consider going to Web Summit. “Finding your space” and settling down as an expat. The benefits of solo traveling and moving abroad. What attracted Elena to travel to Portugal and Lagos. The importance of prioritizing downtime and connecting to nature and your environment. Following your instincts when traveling and living abroad. The power of tuning into what you want in life.   Special Offers: Check out Anatomie Clothing for stylish travel apparel (affiliate) Get high-quality, travel-friendly clothing at Unbound Merino (affiliate) Web Summit Lisbon Buy Digital Nomads For Dummies Apply for Kristin’s Ready to Relocate program   Meet This Week’s Guest: Ms. Elena Poughia is the MD of Dataconomy, one of the top 10 AI magazines & educational platforms in the world, and the founder of Data Natives, Europe's largest data science community. As an advocate of data privacy and ethics, is an Evangelist for polypoly and support the EIC (European Innovation Council) as an expert in various working groups. She frequently mentors startups for Vision Health Pioneers, tech2impact, African Tech Vision, Applied Data Incubator, WeWork Labs and others. She is particularly committed to supporting womxn and marginalized communities by helping them become established in tech professions.   Connect with Kristin and Support the Show: *   Become a Patron *   Buy a Coffee *   Follow on Instagram *   Join the Facebook Group *   Leave a 5-Star Review *   Subscribe on YouTube       See the show notes pages on BadassDigitalNomads.com or TravelingwithKristin.com/podcast  for time stamps, transcripts, and more resources from this episode.