Interview with a remote worker in Portugal
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3 de March, 2023Since when are you working from abroad and since when in Portugal?
I’ve been working remotely since day 1, back in 2005, when I started my developing and hosting company in Brazil. In 2013 when I joined SAP in São Paulo, I was a consultant and working for customers either from home or on customer sites, changing “offices” almost every week. When I moved to Germany in 2017, I started to work remotely while traveling for fun, but mostly coming to Portugal to stay close to family and friends. So short answer is: since 2005 and since 2017.
What is it that you are doing?
I’m a software developer and own a company doing hosting, consulting and development.
When did you decide to come to Portugal to work from here?
On November/2020
What makes Portugal special as a place to work and live?
Weather is relatively chill in the Winter, the coast and outdoors areas are attractive in the Summer. Living costs, like lodging and eating are also very attractive.
Why have you chosen to work in a co-working space?
To use the daily commuting as “exercise”, to meet new, mind-like people, and to have a stable office environment and not rely on a hostel/hotel/AirBnB not prepared with a desk/chair and good internet.
Would you recommend people to work as a digital nomad?
Not on a regular basis. I know many people who prefer to work in a fixed office and don’t seem to have the adventurous lifestyle required to be a nomad.
What do you think about an experience for the whole family?
In my opinion it loses the purpose. Personally I see family and the first and most important signal of grounding, of settling in somewhere and developing roots. Of course there will be cases of couples where both have the Nomad lifestyle and will want to continue their journey despite having kids, dogs and so on, but then I see no purpose of such an “experience”, since they would have this “free-soul-lifestyle”.
Do you know families that would be interested in one of our experiences?
Not at the moment.
Is there any advice you could give someone who is not sure yet to work as a digital nomad?
Give it a try – start small by going to well-structured cities, choose well-located AirBnB’s, sign up for co-working, keep the routine or the comfort you are used to and go losing the boundaries slowly.
Where to next? Or feel like staying forever in Portugal?
Germany is my official base, Portugal is my safe harbor, the rest is adventure – Next is 2 weeks in Finland.
To find out more about Nomad To Be, what we offer and other information, have a look at our home page: www.nomadtobe.com
