I have been away from my usual habitat for a week. I went to visit my family in the Free State. I got back yesterday and was met with a blazing hot sun on our return. Potchefstroom is really hot! This means I'll be having plenty of ice cream for the next few days.

What I've been up to

Multiplayer games

At home I spent some time gaming on PC with my two brothers. We played Don't Starve Together on LAN and it was pretty fun! We also managed to play some Counter Strike GO to see how we ranked against each other. I started off pretty well, but unfortunately (for me) my brothers are insanely good at CS:GO. /XD

Horror game: Outlast Whistleblower

So I got this highly acclaimed horror game called Outlast Whistleblower. You play as a reporter who gets to visit an asylum where a bunch of weirdness is happening. You cannot fight, but only run, hide and capture video with your camcorder. I like this game, but haven't yet finished it. It is as scary as it gets IMO. /nobigdeal

Bunch of other stuff

I got my hair cut. I watched The Big Bang Theory. I worked a little on a project that I'm doing. I talked to people IRL (I know, right?!). :)

There you have it - a quick update on my life. Hopefully we'll get rain here soon! /bye

JSYK: I shot the post image with my Nikon DSLR.

Imagine working as you travel from country to country or cafe to cafe. In fact, it seems that quite a number of people are actually living this way, hence the term "Digital Nomad".

Digital Nomads can be anything from freelance writers, artists entrepreneurs, financial traders and more. All of these require only a computer and good internet connection to function. Think about it. You can see the world and experience new things all while working.

A friend introduced me to a website called NomadList, which ranks cities around the world according to certain criteria such as internet speed, temperature, cost, safety, clean air, fun, and friendliness. While writing this post, I quickly did a search on the site for what I currently feel like wanting from my surroundings. I ranked the cities according to:

• Cheap living costs (< $1500 per month)
• Fast internet (> 20mbps)
• Mild temperature (between 16 and 23 degrees Celsius - still a bit cold for me, but yeah...)
• Clean air
• Safe (in terms of crime, scams etc)
• Fun

Here are my top results according to NomadList:

Now I wouldn't really want to live in Russia, but apparently Yekaterinburg (what a name!) is not such a bad place. If I ignore the weather part a little, the best cities are in Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

I guess the digital nomad lifestyle is easier to think about than actually doing, but for those who don't want to stay cooped up for too long at one place - the digital nomad lifestyle might be the answer. Personally, I find the idea quite compelling. Maybe I should try it when I'm done with my master's degree...