Being alone doesn't mean you're lonely as a digital nomad

Being alone doesn't mean you're lonely, especially as a digital nomad. I sat down with my friend Kieran, a British English teacher living in Danang, Vietnam, to talk about why he craves alone time, wearing a mask as a teacher and in life, and why men's mental health is still so hard to talk about.

We talk about:

• the difference between being alone and being lonely
• why he needs alone time unlike most digital nomads
• why nomad life means constantly performing, from teaching to socializing
• why he moved to Vietnam to teach English
• the privilege of choosing this lifestyle
• men's mental health and why British men struggle to talk about it
• overtourism in Vietnam and how to be a respectful nomadKieran is a British English teacher who has lived in Vietnam on and off for six years, now teaching online from Danang. He's also an incredible writer, you can read his work on Substack: https://substack.com/@kieranmccormack93

Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health.

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