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1 Jan '20

Spokane, WA

2°C
United States
2018
 1 Oct '181yr31 Dec '1931 Dec '19
1 Oct '18

Pleasant Hill

United States
 
 9 Aug '1827d5 Sep '185 Sep '18
9 Aug '18

Tacloban

Philippines
 
 1 May '184mo17 Aug '1817 Aug '18
1 May '18

San Francisco, CA

15°C
United States
 20 Apr '1811d1 May '181 May '18
20 Apr '18

Cebu

32°C
Philippines
2017
 24 Nov '172mo3 Feb '183 Feb '18
24 Nov '17

Palo

Philippines
 
 28 Apr '177d5 May '175 May '17
28 Apr '17

Singapore

32°C
Singapore
2014
 30 Jun '141yr30 Jun '1530 Jun '15
30 Jun '14

Virginia Beach, VA

27°C
United States
2010
 30 Jun '103yr30 Jun '1330 Jun '13
30 Jun '10

Grand Rapids, MI

23°C
United States
 
 1 Jun '1029d30 Jun '1030 Jun '10
1 Jun '10

Kigali

24°C
Rwanda
2009
 30 Jun '091yr30 Jun '1030 Jun '10
30 Jun '09

East Lansing

United States
2004
 1 Jun '042yr1 Jun '061 Jun '06
1 Jun '04

Madison, WI

24°C
United States
2001
 1 Sep '013yr1 May '041 May '04
1 Sep '01

Ann Arbor, MI

23°C
United States

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Introduce yourself — who are you, where are you and what do you do?

 

by @coffeeshopceo |  | 672 comments

tl;dr: introduce yourself in this thread.

We must all get sick of the same backpacker travel questions when we meet new friends, I know I do.

You know the ones - where are you from, where’ve you been, where are you going, what do you do, how long have you been doing it - etc.

The novelty of answering these questions wears off after maybe a week, but they’re nonetheless insightful and no matter how much we hate them, we find ourselves asking others.

So let’s bring the dreaded backpacker questionnaire to NomadForum and introduce ourselves shall we?

**

  • what’s your name?
  • where are you from?
  • how long have you been away from home?
  • what do you do?
  • where are you currently?
  • where are you going?
  • what has been memorable for you so far?
  • will you go home anytime soon?
  • what have you learnt during your time as a nomad?
  • [insert your own question here]

**

No need to answer them all if you don’t want to :smile:
But the more you share… The merrier!

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  • United States

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels  43°  45°AQI 33
    12yr
    $3,216 / mo
    42Mbps
    ×
  • Philippines

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 🙂 Good
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels 35° 94° 29° 84°🥵AQI 28
    4mo
    $1,508 / mo
    6Mbps
    ×
  • Rwanda

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 😡 Slow
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 65
    29d
    $1,412 / mo
    2Mbps
    ×
  • Singapore

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🙂 Okay
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 43
    7d
    $2,871 / mo
    91Mbps
    ×
  • 🛬 Most visits

  • Ann Arbor

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels -5° 23° -3° 26°AQI 52
    1x
    $3,392 / mo
    55Mbps
    ×
  • Madison

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌨 Feels -7° 19° -4° 25°AQI 45
    1x
    $3,145 / mo
    44Mbps
    ×
  • Kigali

    Spent 1 month here with my girlfriend. The place has potential, but is not quite there yet. Pollution can be pretty bad. Otherwise it's very pretty and the people are helpful. You can find workable Internet, but not everywhere. Try Nyarutarama, which has a lot of embassies. Not extremely cheap, but affordable. Definitely take a trip to Lake Kivu and Volcanoes National Park in the North. Food isn't that great. The most common and cheapest way of getting around is by mototaxi, but beware, they can

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 😡 Slow
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 65
    1x
    $1,412 / mo
    2Mbps
    ×
  • Grand Rapids

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌤 Feels -5° 23° -2° 29°AQI 22
    1x
    $3,079 / mo
    45Mbps
    ×
  • Virginia Beach

    Safe and clean. Typical peak tourist season in the summer. Some fun events during the year like the Neptune festival, sandcastle and jet ski competition. This is not your funky beach community vibe, but more of a planned commercial district. Restaurants are average and the surf fishing can be great. Norfolk International Airport is close but usually a bit more expensive flights than say BWI. Just north of VA Beach you can cross the modern marvel bay bridge tunnel and travel back in time 50 years

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    1x
    $3,587 / mo
    70Mbps
    ×
  • Singapore

    They say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🙂 Okay
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 43
    1x
    $2,871 / mo
    91Mbps
    ×
  • Cebu

    Cebu city isn't safe, and internet is really slow unless you have a fiber connection. Most of areas are unsafe at night, some are sort of dangerous at daylight too. Even in deep province of Cebu island (such as Carcar city) I've been feeling much safer than here. Also don't forget about terrible road traffic and the fact that most of locals here doesn't speak English.

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😝 Cheap
    📡 Internet 🙂 Good
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 37° 99° 30° 85°🥵AQI 12
    1x
    $963 / mo
    6Mbps
    ×
  • San Francisco

    I've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels  45°  48°AQI 46
    1x
    $5,580 / mo
    75Mbps
    ×
  • 🛌 Most time spent

  • Grand Rapids

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌤 Feels -5° 23° -2° 29°AQI 22
    3yr
    $3,079 / mo
    45Mbps
    ×
  • Ann Arbor

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels -5° 23° -3° 26°AQI 52
    3yr
    $3,392 / mo
    55Mbps
    ×
  • Madison

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌨 Feels -7° 19° -4° 25°AQI 45
    2yr
    $3,145 / mo
    44Mbps
    ×
  • Virginia Beach

    Safe and clean. Typical peak tourist season in the summer. Some fun events during the year like the Neptune festival, sandcastle and jet ski competition. This is not your funky beach community vibe, but more of a planned commercial district. Restaurants are average and the surf fishing can be great. Norfolk International Airport is close but usually a bit more expensive flights than say BWI. Just north of VA Beach you can cross the modern marvel bay bridge tunnel and travel back in time 50 years

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    1yr
    $3,587 / mo
    70Mbps
    ×
  • Spokane

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🙂 Okay
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌫 Feels -1° 30°  34°AQI 57
    1yr
    $2,686 / mo
    42Mbps
    ×
  • San Francisco

    I've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels  45°  48°AQI 46
    4mo
    $5,580 / mo
    75Mbps
    ×
  • Kigali

    Spent 1 month here with my girlfriend. The place has potential, but is not quite there yet. Pollution can be pretty bad. Otherwise it's very pretty and the people are helpful. You can find workable Internet, but not everywhere. Try Nyarutarama, which has a lot of embassies. Not extremely cheap, but affordable. Definitely take a trip to Lake Kivu and Volcanoes National Park in the North. Food isn't that great. The most common and cheapest way of getting around is by mototaxi, but beware, they can

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 😡 Slow
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 65
    29d
    $1,412 / mo
    2Mbps
    ×
  • Cebu

    Cebu city isn't safe, and internet is really slow unless you have a fiber connection. Most of areas are unsafe at night, some are sort of dangerous at daylight too. Even in deep province of Cebu island (such as Carcar city) I've been feeling much safer than here. Also don't forget about terrible road traffic and the fact that most of locals here doesn't speak English.

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😝 Cheap
    📡 Internet 🙂 Good
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 37° 99° 30° 85°🥵AQI 12
    11d
    $963 / mo
    6Mbps
    ×
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