Comments on: Interview with Digital Nomad Carmen Bolanos http://www.jetsetcitizen.com/jetsetcitizens/interview-digital-nomad-carmen-bolanos/ Celebrating Global Citizens in Pursuit of an Excellent Life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:20:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Financial Samurai http://www.jetsetcitizen.com/jetsetcitizens/interview-digital-nomad-carmen-bolanos/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 Financial Samurai Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:44:30 +0000 http://jetsetcitizen.com/?p=1376#comment-2000 Great post. I was in Rio and SP a couple years ago and loved Brazil. enjoy! .-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialSamurai/~3/U7ZA6z1ojzE/" rel="nofollow">The Katana: Nobody Really Cares More About You Than You 11/22</a> =-. Great post. I was in Rio and SP a couple years ago and loved Brazil.

enjoy!
.-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..The Katana: Nobody Really Cares More About You Than You 11/22 =-.

]]> By: John http://www.jetsetcitizen.com/jetsetcitizens/interview-digital-nomad-carmen-bolanos/comment-page-1/#comment-1886 John Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:55:30 +0000 http://jetsetcitizen.com/?p=1376#comment-1886 I agree 100% Ricardo. "Having more means living less." We have been trained to consume. It is sad that western countries measure progress by GDP or GNP growth. We feel we are advancing if we spend more on prisons and military expenditures. With our current metrics, most people are more valuable in prison then living a comfortable and happy life. I agree 100% Ricardo.

“Having more means living less.”

We have been trained to consume. It is sad that western countries measure progress by GDP or GNP growth. We feel we are advancing if we spend more on prisons and military expenditures. With our current metrics, most people are more valuable in prison then living a comfortable and happy life.

]]> By: Ricardo http://www.jetsetcitizen.com/jetsetcitizens/interview-digital-nomad-carmen-bolanos/comment-page-1/#comment-1884 Ricardo Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:28:16 +0000 http://jetsetcitizen.com/?p=1376#comment-1884 I really enjoyed Carmen's interview—and not just because we’re fellow Nu Nomads, either. One of the issues she touched upon was about how affordable it is to do things in lesser developed countries, such as to educate her daughters. What I'm finding now more than ever before, as I spend a few months back here in my mother country of the USA, is that most people I know are absolutely imprisoned in the (not so gilded) cages that they have created for themselves, and they are for the first time in their lives seeing how having more means living less. One thing that is very difficult to do in North America is to live simply, conservatively, and mindfully of the resources it takes to sustain a person and/or family. I've found that our tribe, our community, often has a low opinion of those who are living close to the earth. We often associate with having fewer things as having achieved less in life. So, it is no wonder that we Americans are constantly steered toward mass consumption and financial growth. However, with that comes an enormous amount of fiscal and patriarchal responsibility, leaving us with nearly no time for personal growth and real happiness. Being able to leave that poisonous environment for places like South America and Southeast Asia (where I usually nomad to), where mass consumerism and excessive working is not only outside of the norm, but is shunned, is (to me) the true meaning of living free—of living well. And every day I see more and more of my friends and associates asking themselves, “How did I get here?” Which is usually followed by, “How can I do what you’re doing?” And though the answer is usually pretty simple, such as “scale back and take advantage of your mobility” I fear that most of my friends are not going to move on a location-independent lifestyle. (Yet, a few may. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.) I think few people will disagree with me when I say that our world is dying. Our natural resources are dwindling. It's time to re-think "living well" and take the road less traveled. I really enjoyed Carmen’s interview—and not just because we’re fellow Nu Nomads, either.
One of the issues she touched upon was about how affordable it is to do things in lesser developed countries, such as to educate her daughters. What I’m finding now more than ever before, as I spend a few months back here in my mother country of the USA, is that most people I know are absolutely imprisoned in the (not so gilded) cages that they have created for themselves, and they are for the first time in their lives seeing how having more means living less.
One thing that is very difficult to do in North America is to live simply, conservatively, and mindfully of the resources it takes to sustain a person and/or family. I’ve found that our tribe, our community, often has a low opinion of those who are living close to the earth. We often associate with having fewer things as having achieved less in life. So, it is no wonder that we Americans are constantly steered toward mass consumption and financial growth. However, with that comes an enormous amount of fiscal and patriarchal responsibility, leaving us with nearly no time for personal growth and real happiness. Being able to leave that poisonous environment for places like South America and Southeast Asia (where I usually nomad to), where mass consumerism and excessive working is not only outside of the norm, but is shunned, is (to me) the true meaning of living free—of living well. And every day I see more and more of my friends and associates asking themselves, “How did I get here?” Which is usually followed by, “How can I do what you’re doing?” And though the answer is usually pretty simple, such as “scale back and take advantage of your mobility” I fear that most of my friends are not going to move on a location-independent lifestyle. (Yet, a few may. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.)
I think few people will disagree with me when I say that our world is dying. Our natural resources are dwindling. It’s time to re-think “living well” and take the road less traveled.

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