Desk to Destination: Mixing Corporate Freelancing & Travel

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Meet Rita Batalha, a freelancer and contractor with over 15 years of experience in Digital and Strategy. Since 2021, she has been freelance contracting for companies, whilst embracing the nomadic lifestyle and advocating for remote work. She loves writing about her transition to freelancing and helping others with her experiences. She has been interviewed by Salt and has several blogs on her Medium.  

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During her solo digital nomad lifestyle, she has visited 12 countries, discovered nomadic traveller communities, and met small businesses and entrepreneurs. She is currently based in London, England (her home base), after exploring South America for three months, doing remote work in Mallorca and Cornwall, and taking some recharge time in Portugal earlier this year.

>>> Read Rita’s Five Tips to Professional Development for Freelancers/Contractors!

🫶How do you take care of yourself when Nomading?

I am usually fully booked with client work, so my routine and rituals depend on the current project/work situation, location, time zone, and ability to access a community and network with like-minded individuals. 

My typical daily plan follows:

• Early morning: Personal and business time, including LinkedIn interactions, prospect engagement, and writing on Medium.
• Morning/Afternoon: Focus on client work, with breaks for walks or digital-free activities like visiting museums and galleries.
• Late Afternoon/Evening: Minimal work in the evening, occasional email checks, and leisure activities like chess, reading, cooking, and community events.

>>> Some digital nomads create routines to keep their desired work-life bliss. Get inspiration from Nienke Nina and Juliana Rabbi’s morning routines! 

✴️ How do you find community as a nomad? 

Finding communities while travelling can be a challenge, especially if you are solo travelling and living by yourself. Isolation and loneliness can be one of the biggest difficulties of being a digital nomad and remote worker.

To avoid feeling isolated, I prefer: 

1. Staying at Selina locations, known for catering to digital nomads with co-working spaces, recreation, wellness, and local experiences.
2. Connecting with locals on LinkedIn and joining social media groups for travellers, digital nomads, and remote workers.
3. Using Meetup or local advertisements/word of mouth to participate in local experiences and find local communities, like the Quiet Meet-Up in Falmouth, for quieter, like-minded locals.

We have featured a few digital nomads who also advocate for freelancing, meet Lily Bruns and Stella Venturosa.

🌱 How do you consider the planet and minimise your impact?

As a global citizen and digital nomad, sustainability and climate change have become a top priority when it comes to travelling, shopping, or simply making day-to-day decisions to help reduce carbon footprint. 

Some of my actions include:

• Maximizing the use of public transport to reduce my carbon footprint.
• Choosing products with sustainable packaging and clean ingredients.
• Shopping at second-hand and vintage shops to promote reusing and upcycling items.
• Using natural shampoo bars to minimize plastic waste and for travel convenience.
• Carrying non-perishable items like salt and pepper to reduce food waste during frequent location changes.

My next aspiration is to start offsetting emissions from my flights by contributing to certified climate projects that encourage the expansion of renewable energy and help us transition to a net zero economy.

Curious about becoming a freelancing in 2024? Rita shared her year’s recap with her stories, tips, reflections, and learnings from 2022.

🔗Connect with Rita via LinkedIn or Medium!🔗

. . .  Meet Maaria Tiensivu, who leads a transformative holistic wellbeing community called the Four Languages!

Or why not meet Han, Juliana, Mita, Kristina, Kaisu, and Sam, all digital nomad women with fantastic stories to share!

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