April 12, 2020
Episode 2 of the lockdown series of podcasts continues with Eden, a digital nomad of several years. Currently in Las Vegas in a holding pattern of sorts, the Covid-19 virus lockdown fortunately found her in a good spot. However, she and her husband had to change their travel plans on the fly, and are still unsure what the immediate future will bring. Here is their lockdown in Las Vegas story.
Lockdown in Vegas – Podcast Chronicles Episode 2:
As the Coronavirus lockdown continues to ravage the world, I think it’s great to be able to find out how people are handling the crisis in different parts. You’ve already read how we are holding up here in Valencia. In the following weeks, I hope to bring you personal stories of life elsewhere so that you can realize that we are all in this together.
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In this podcast episode, Eden tells us about nomadic life with her husband Denny. They started out as Expat retirees and moved to Belize several years ago. Some of the talking points in the podcast includes:
- What prompted the decision to move outside of the States and where they landed in first.
- Why they moved to the specific country, and their next destination afterwards.
- Some of the places they have been able to visit.
- How their plans were forced to change once the epidemic hit.
- The domino effect of the lockdown.
- How the lockdown in Las Vegas is, and how the city feels like now.
- Their future plans, as much as one is able to plan.
Other Expat podcasts of interest:
The world copes with Coronavirus:
Covid-19 seems to be something that we all have to deal with for a while and it is predictably going to be a life changing experience for us all in one way or the other. It could be with work (over 6 million people filing for unemployment benefits in the states as of April 4). Life, and to some extent, maybe even food staples that we might have to do without is slowly becoming evident in the grocery aisles.
While the shock is slowly wearing away for a lot of people, at least in Asia, and Europe, it’s still a relatively new shock to the system in the U.S.. Sadly, hardly a day goes by when l don’t see a FB announcement of online friends whose family members, friends, co-workers etc. have become infected, or worse, passed due to complications of the virus. It’s becoming very, real, and frankly very scary.
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Nobody can predict how long this will go on for. This is unprecedented, and anyone who claims to know what the future will bring is just blowing smoke, including the so called “professionals”. I am referring to financial experts here. Predictions can be made. My nagging doubt is that this is just the tip of the iceberg. The house of cards is wavering and it won’t be a pretty picture. I believe the depression is already here, and a full blown one at that. It shows me that the world as a whole is not equipped to handled this sort of global crisis. I just hope it is a short lived one.
You can find the latest live statistics on the Coronavirus here.
You can find Eden on Facebook (@realytrulyliving) or at her website Really Truly Living.
Current thoughts on the state of things:
When l see images from Venice for instance, where the water in the canals are clean again, where they can see the Himalayas for the first time in years in India, where the smog is reduced and the air is cleaner in so many places, thanks to the restriction in movements in major parts of the world, I can’t help but think that mother nature is seriously trying to tell us something (if we’re being honest, l think she’s been trying to tell us for a while). We hadn’t listened, but now she’s like… boom! there you go… Are you listening now?
What do you think of the current state of affairs? How are you holding up through the crisis?
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Another great episode! It’s really interesting to see how this affects the lives of people all over the world. There are so many who had to completely rethink and reshape their way of living. It’s really crazy, but fortunately it seems that we’re able to cope and adapt.
Thanks C. I also find it fascinating to see how and what motivates people to forge a new life elsewhere and how it went. Those experiences are invaluable and even though it’s hard in the beginning, it really does build character and helps you handle stress so much better. Thanks for listening.
It was soooo terrific to start my day listening to your conversation with Eden and thinking back to how the time has flown between now and 2014 when I first met her and Denny in Nicaragua. I was also remembering their visit to us in Lagos, Portugal (2016? 2017?) when we’d found out just a few weeks earlier that their housesit in Seville was with you and Fede. I think the conversation went like. “Oh if your’e going to Seville, you need to meet my friends …!” It really is a small world for travelers and housesitters and I love the unique networks of friends we have all over the world. I’m disappointed that a reunion in Portugal this year probably won’t happen with Eden and Denny and it’s hard to predict when the border between Portugal and Spain will open again so that we (you an Fede) can figure out a good place to meet. Right now, it’s difficult to imagine what travel will be like post-pandemic but I have a definite itch to get out and see more of the world and reconnect with friends. Take care of yourselves, keep well and remain positive. I love your laugh!
Glad to have made your day a good one. Time does indeed fly. Seville (2016 it was) seems so far back, so l can just imagine how much longer Nicaragua feels. Looking back at what the situation is now, it’s a good thing that all of you left before things got super messy.
It is a small world indeed despite its humongous size… haha! I hope all things get sorted sooner than later so we can enjoy simple things again. I think it’s probably safe to say this year is out as l just can’t see anyone making head or tails of what is currently happening. For sure it will be a patch job until then as it seems everyone is just making it up as they go on. I think the borders will remain closed for a long time, lets just hope it’s not permanent, like pre-E.U. That would suck.
My loud, booming laugh thanks you heartily. Stay safe and hopefully, we will meet again in the near future.
Interesting. It’s the first podcast I had listened to. Great medium. Wish I had a good voice. No, can’t do it. Do more!
Haha! I don’t think l have a good voice either, but there it is. Now video l can not do as l talk with arms, eyes and hands…. :-). Not a pretty sight. Thanks for the vote of confidence. I will certainly keep doing them. Podcasts are nice because sometimes, like now for instance where no one is traveling, it’s hard to write about that.
Sure- all we have to do is give up our cars, turn off our factories, and decay our societies- then our environment will improve. As we starve to death locked in our homes. Much better to develop systems to clean up our environment, stop further destruction- and allow our denizens to thrive.
Hah! Wishful thinking. I think human greed will always outweigh what is good for the environment. It’s sad because we are leaving the world for future generations in the s**t. So sad. Honestly, I’ve never been a fan of space exploration. We have screwed this one up so badly, we don’t need to be ruining someplace else. 🙁
We are of the opinion that this self-quarantine period may be offering humanity a chance to hit the pause button. As social media has expanded so has the need for humans to be involved in everything, lest they feel left out. It is possible this is a much-needed refresh button.
Yes. I agree with you. It is an olive branch from mother nature, and we should tread carefully from now on. However, I do think it’s wishful thinking and we, as a collective are way too greedy and we will forget soon enough. In the meantime, we keep hoping.