Of course, being a digital nomad is not all fun and trying to find good WiFi signals. Last year in Croatia, I woke up with about 100 bed-bug bites. When you get bed bugs, the way to decontaminate everything is via the high cycle on a dryer. Well, Croatia is known for its clotheslines, not dryers, which meant tossing most of my belongings and carrying the rest around in sealed garbage bags until I found a dryer.
But, at the end of the day, it was a great reminder that all I need to live and work remotely is my laptop, not all the material possessions I lost.
It’s now been a year-and-a-half since that one-way flight to Switzerland. I've taken many flights since, but to new destinations. All in all, though my relationship with the goats didn't last, it strengthened the relationship I had with myself. I realized that the goats got me to where I needed to go. Plus, I'm constantly reminded that taking risks is a necessary part of life; otherwise, what is life all about?
In an unexpected way, my grandma dying ended up becoming a lesson in living.