Digital Nomads

California for me. The ocean, parks, diversity, work opportunities, interesting people. Some day maybe I’ll come back but on my nomad journey now

Southern Africa. Mozambique and Namibia

London- felt right at home, as soon as I exited the airport. It was like I’d been there before.

How about you OP?

So far, it's a district of a place in Hunza, Pakistan called Gulmit. I don't have a home there but generally being in the mountains and specifically being in Gulmit has given me something that I think was always missing from my life: magic, mystery, adventure, and the feeling of being a part of something bigger than me.

Mazatlan, Mexico, best place I've ever lived.

I really dislike when people ask me where I'm from. I'm not "from" anywhere. I was born in the UK, family immigrated to Canada when I was a child. I married an American and lived in Florida for a long time. Went back to Canada for a couple of years and was miserable. Came to Mexico in 2014.

I've been learning Spanish since I arrived in Mexico and it's pretty good. I'm more comfortable in Mexico than I ever was in Canada or the US. I've only been back to visit my family twice in 9 years and whenever I'm there I just want to be back in Mexico.

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Imsouarne in Morocco.

Copenhagen for me, first time there I just sensed it pretty quickly, amazing how it happens

The middle of the desert

For me it's Malta. I think a big part of it is that they English is an official language and most people speak it fluently in addition to Maltese, so you can actually connect with the locals on a deeper level and the fact that's it's so small you get to know the island very fast. There's also so many foreign people living there, you don't really feel like an outsider much.

When I was younger it was Florida, but honestly, now it’s being alone at the house w the dog and being online. Once you pass a certain point in life every where is the exact same with like 3 variations. Big city, rural country side, and average towns. Find somewhere that financially works for you in the long term, because in the end it’s all the same. You’ve gotta find that “home” feeling in yourself, not around you

Where I met the best people.

Germany

For me, "home" isn't strictly tied to a specific geographical location. Rather, it's a state of mind and a feeling of belonging. It’s about feeling at ease, comfortable to be myself, accepted, and part of the community. It's true that some places made me feel more this than others, but it was more about the people I met and the experiences and connections I had there, rather than the physical location per se. In my quest of finding a home as a digital nomad, I've learned this: Home is where your heart is happy, your mind at peace, and your spirit free. So I would say, rather than looking for a specific place, cultivate these feelings and you'll always feel at home.

The area I was born in.

I imagine that will probably be true for most people.

Lithuania and Netherlands.

China ,

Graduated from university ,

and probably spent the best years of my life in Beijing

Nepal

Ballz deep in the chick I met on the "free tour" of the local sites.

Southeast Asia, I spent a year nomading here and it felt like home. I’m now planning to spend a couple of years in Europe but I still feel like my heart belongs to Asia

Still searching 😂

A few answers, some more literal and others more abstract:

Boom festival, Portugal. And just Portugal more generally, especially Sintra. The day I showed up there an incredibly kind family hosted me, initially in their guest house and then invited me to stay in their home, and I just kinda became part of their family. Really beautiful.

I’m currently in Mexico and feeling very at home swimming in cenotes, and exploring the ocean. I just discovered freediving and the bottom of a cenote feels like a special new home I discovered.

I’m also a climber and for me, up on the rock is where I feel at home. It’s a place of safety. I feel like I can climb up high and no one can get me. How I feel about caves in this domain is also how I feel in cenotes. Caves/rock/water/jungle feel like my natural habitat.

As others have said, it’s what you make it. A lot of it comes from inside. But I really welcome the feeling of love and acceptance from others. I don’t think that can be understated, no matter how independent we are and how much we can thrive alone. A home is your internal space of safety but it’s also something beautiful to share and build with others.

Another overly gooey example is travelling around with my husband for the last 6 months. Sometimes we long for stability, sometimes not, but ultimately we have made a home wherever we are, because we are together. I know we could both do that alone as we have before but there is something so special about being together, that helps us to feel at home no matter where we are in the world, no matter how shitty the environment may be. We will have internal struggles sometimes, which of course we can overcome independently and it’s important to exercise that muscle, but it’s wonderful to have the love and support of another person.

Brazil. It’s almost as if friendliness is ingrained into their accent!

Your "home" will depend on the way you were raised and what cultures you are familiar with. For example:

Mine would be Taiwan. Speaking as an American, born and raised.

I'm American. But my heritage is Taiwanese. I was raised by my grandparents whom literally immigrated the whole family to the US from Taiwan. My grandparents cooked me local Taiwanese dishes and bought me toys that are famous/prevalent in taiwan.

I'm currently on my first trip to taiwan and I realized how much my grandparents taught me about our cultural heritage without me understanding or knowing as a kid. I get nostalgic walking around taiwan and seeing toys and foods that my grandparents made for me.

This is the first country where I felt very connected to.

The second would be Japan/China since those cultures are heavily ingrained in Taiwanese culture due to Japanese colonization and cultural influences in the population (majority of people have Han Chinese heritage).

On the flip side, I'm still American. So I felt comfortable in the UK. I'm assuming that Ireland would be very comfortable too.

Cultural bubbles are real. Similar cultures vibe with similar cultures--we find comfort in familiarity. Things that remind you of your home country or good memories or good people. There needs to be triggers for those good memories and it'll bring out the best feelings at the moment.

Vietnam. Cities of this country are so different. I like local people so much, I like the culture, I like Airbnb hosts, I like the way Ho Chi Minh City develops, I like luxury beach Nha Trang city and so on

Tulum. Costa Rica.

México

Australia; thinking of it gives me full body shivers