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How do you enjoy your time while working abroad? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Uninhibited_lotus@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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Weird question I know. Before I accepted this new job, I booked a 10 day trip to Rome, Italy and paid for the Airbnb, flight, reserved a budget for it. I wanted to go out and finally do something. But this new job has us on rotational shifts and it means I’ll have to work from 12pm-9pm on most days and will only have 2 free days. I’m starting to have regret.

How do you find time to enjoy things while having to actually work? It seems like people who are digital nomads are free. I wanted to be able to go out and try diff restaurants, explore, all of that but I won’t be able to

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[–] roleplay_oedipus_rex@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would go out early each morning and come back just before noon.

If you do this over a week you will see a lot. It’s not the ideal schedule but it’s better than a 9-5. Do the longer stuff/trips on the weekend. Most of Rome’s sights don’t take up that much time anyway.

Europe is fantastic for working US Eastern Time in my opinion. Sightsee and walk around until afternoon and then start work. No need to stay in a place for a month or whatever if one can do that.

If working 9-5, then yeah, you are basically restricted to weekends and paid time off.

[–] Uninhibited_lotus@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you so much for helping me see the light in this too! Plus it’s kinda cold in Italy anyways so I wouldn’t have dedicated that much time to walking I think lol.