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> because I have a young family which would make being a "digital nomad" impossible; My wife and I own a camper. We're not nomads, we take it out on weekends m

by enjo 12y ago

> because I have a young family which would make being a "digital nomad" impossible; My wife and I own a camper. We're not nomads, we take it out on weekends mostly. That said we do spend a fair amount of time in RV parks these days. I'm amazed by the number of young families living full time in RV's. The story is almost always the same: Both parents work in technology and they wanted to see the country while their kids were still young. In the U.S. almost every RV park has good wifi these days (seriously hotels, why can't you figure this out too?). They work a relatively normal work schedule and travel around at night and during the weekends. From my observation it's difficult, but by no means impossible. Here's a great blog from a family of 3 that's doing it: http://www.newschoolnomads.com/ http://www.newschoolnomads.com/

bshimmin 12y ago
Given the size of the UK, we don't really have a culture of this sort of thing here. (We do have caravans, but typically a family might spend a week in one, not a year.) It all sounds quite extraordinary to me; I wonder, is this good for the children? For their education?
- HeyLaughingBoy 12y ago
  Not having a camper, nor any interest in getting one, I don't have a dog in this fight. However, I do believe that "living differently" is good for people in general, children in particular. I live with wife & 2 kids on a small horse farm. One child can barely remember the suburbs (the city not at all), the other has never known them. I think that we are all better people for living "out there." Not that there's anything generally better about where we live, but because we realized that we had a choice and chose to live where & how we would be happier. And growing up seeing that there are many different ways to live instead of assuming everyone lives in a suburban housing development is probably the best thing we could do for their education. And BTW, the rural school district we live in is very good if you care about that kind of thing.

by enjo 12y ago

bshimmin 12y ago

Given the size of the UK, we don't really have a culture of this sort of thing here. (We do have caravans, but typically a family might spend a week in one, not a year.) It all sounds quite extraordinary to me; I wonder, is this good for the children? For their education?

HeyLaughingBoy 12y ago
Not having a camper, nor any interest in getting one, I don't have a dog in this fight. However, I do believe that "living differently" is good for people in general, children in particular. I live with wife & 2 kids on a small horse farm. One child can barely remember the suburbs (the city not at all), the other has never known them. I think that we are all better people for living "out there." Not that there's anything generally better about where we live, but because we realized that we had a choice and chose to live where & how we would be happier. And growing up seeing that there are many different ways to live instead of assuming everyone lives in a suburban housing development is probably the best thing we could do for their education. And BTW, the rural school district we live in is very good if you care about that kind of thing.