Hi everyone great to meet you. it's my first time posting here.
So I'm a 21 yo international college student in California. I'm a CS major (with a focus on software and a minor in Maths) and currently I'm in my junior (3rd) year.
Tbh CS is very hard for me and I'm not doing too good but I'm confident that I have the sufficient grades to be able to get the degree and to be accepted into some Master's program, which I am thinking of doing. I don't have any internship/work experience for now and probably will never be able to for undergrad. That is the main reason I am thinking of doing a Master's.
I became interested in the digital nomad lifestyle about half a year ago and I think that this IS the lifestyle for me. I am interested in travelling, exploring and getting to know new cultures and places. Also as an international student I do not want to waste a whole lot of the best years of my life in anxiety for getting a US green card like many of my fellow schoolmates do. So I am deciding to jump straight into a DN life whenever that's possible.
I also am able to speak Spanish (B1~B2) level and I am still taking regular classes online. At the current pace I might be able to reach a C1 level by the time I enter my Master's program. I am also open to learning other languages should it be necessary. I would love to be able to travel around Spain/LatAm and even settle there! I also am able to speak some French (~B1 currently) but sadly I don't think France has any DN programs. And finally of course I am able to speak Mandarin which is my maternal language (and just as you might have guessed I'm Chinese). I don't think that'll help too much either with DN'ning but it's cool to know though.
In terms of places to live I do have a criteria (most important to least important):
- Culture. I am a big history/culture fan so having a lot of history and culture around is a big turn-on for me.
- Safety/Crime. A concern for me.
- Climate. I am not super picky about climate. Just make sure it's not humid and hot all year long or for the majority of the year.
- Medical care.
- Scenic/natural beauty (Preferably).
- Not super duper crowded/dense (I mean Tokyo/Shanghai/New York level of crowdedness).
- Preferably not in E/SE/S Asia.
- Racism and ability to blend in. (This is least of my concerns but I'm just putting it here because I am aware that in some places/countries Asians are being targeted by robbers/crime perpetrators)
So what are your suggestions? Am I able to live my dream as a DN? What is the best for me to do now? After graduating? What places/countries would you suggest for me to start with, given my traits, abilities and preferences?