《文末附有机器翻译》
Before COVID -19, most people in the West had to go to the office to perform professional tasks. During the pandemic, the majority of the population experienced the benefits of flexible working. Work could be done anywhere as long as Internet connections were good. In the wake of the COVID era, more and more people have chosen to be digital nomads, not tied to fixed workplaces and working remotely, perhaps even mobile-like nomads. With laptops connected to the Internet, they can do their work anywhere, anytime.
In the U.S., the number of digital nomads is on the rise. Many IT Silicon Valley professionals are moving to Texas or even further south to Mexico to enjoy the lower cost of living and do their work remotely.
Some families travel around the U.S. in RVs with their homeschooled children. The parents pursue their professional commitments online. Their professions are usually designers, consultants, or freelance writers. The children learn and explore the world through their own eyes. Some wealthier families even hire a travelling teacher to accompany them on their journey and help their children learn various subjects. 1
Some younger couples work part-time as pet sitters. When someone is needed at their dream destination to care for the pets, they simply go, stay at the house for free, take care of dogs and cats, and do their work online.
Hannah and Joseph Ryan, a newlywed couple, exemplify this lifestyle. They have travelled the southwestern U.S. living in beautiful homes for free in exchange for working as nannies for the owners' pets and plants.2
Another couple, Austin Andrews and Jori Kerr are globetrotters, travelling not only around the U.S. but also abroad to places like Grenada, Germany and Gibraltar, where they work as temporary pet sitters while some homeowners travel. They have chronicled their offbeat lives in video blogs, attracting millions of fans all over the world on TikTok and Instagram. They have saved tens of thousands on hotel room rentals, made money from their videos and, best of all, seen the world's beautiful landscapes. 3
How exotic and free the nomadic lifestyle is! If you can keep your head above water with remote work, would you like to follow in their footsteps and see the world?
后COVID时代的数字游民
在COVID-19之前，西方国家的大多数人不得不去办公室完成工作任务。在大流行期间，大多数人体验到了灵活工作模式的甜头: 只要网络连接良好，工作就可以在任何地方完成。在COVID时代之后，越来越多的人选择成为数字游民，他们不受固定工作场所的限制，远程工作，就像游民一样以移动方式来工作。通过连接互联网的笔记本电脑，工作随时随地都可以完成。
在美国，数字游民的数量正在不断增加。许多IT人士从硅谷搬到德克萨斯州，甚至更南的墨西哥，享受低廉的生活成本，同时远程完成工作任务。
一些家庭开着房车，带着在家上学的孩子在美国各地旅游。父母在网上履行他们的工作职责。他们的职业通常是设计师、咨询师或自由撰稿人。孩子们用他们自己的眼睛学习和探索世界。一些较富裕的家庭甚至聘请一位老师与他们一起旅行，帮助他们的孩子学习不同科目。
一些年轻夫妇兼职做宠物保姆。如果他们想去的目的地恰好需要有人照顾宠物，他们就直接过去，免费住在对方家里，照顾狗和猫，在线完成自己的工作，还抽空旅游一把。汉娜和约瑟夫-莱恩是一对新婚夫妇，他们是这种生活方式的典范。他们走遍了美国西南部地区，免费住在漂亮的豪宅里，因为他们以为主人的宠物和植物做保姆来换取免费居住权。另一对夫妇，奥斯汀-安德鲁斯和乔里-科尔已然成了环球旅行者，不仅在美国各地旅行，而且还去到外国，如格林纳达、德国、直布罗陀，在一些房子的主人去旅行时临时替他们照顾宠物。他们将自己的特别生活拍成视频日志，在抖音和Ins上吸引了全世界数百万粉丝。他们节省了数万美元的酒店租金，通过拍视频挣钱，最美的是领略了世间不同的美景。
数字游民的生活方式新鲜而自由! 各位，如果你们能通过远程工作养活自己，你们愿意跟步其后尘，出去看世界吗？
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