Jodi Ettenberg: The Legal Nomad
June 7, 2017 | Podcast
After saving money while working as a lawyer for five years, Jodi Ettenberg quit her job in 2008. The plan was to travel the world for a year, but nine years later, she has yet to return to the practice of law. What started as full-time travel, then a nomadic lifestyle while making her living on the road, has morphed into a home base in Oaxaca, Mexico, while she continues to work in food and storytelling.
In this episode
- Practical and mental shifts from full-time travel to living and working on the road
- Jodi’s primary income streams
- Tips for traveling with celiac disease (or food restrictions in general)
- How she sells physical products while traveling
- Why (and where) Jodi chose to have a home base
- Avoiding dengue and other diseases
- What she wishes she’d known when she started out
- Jodi’s favorite things to do in Oaxaca, Mexico
- And so much more
Resources we talked about
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- Jodi’s gluten-free restaurant cards (and other gluten-free guides and resources)
- Posters, T-shirts, and tote bags with her hand-drawn food maps
- Jodi’s post on how to eat street food without getting sick
- New York Times article on the Ethnobotanical Gardens and museums in Oaxaca
Connect with Jodi
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Hi, I’m Amy!
I’ve been location-independent since 2004, and after bouncing all over the world I’m currently based in central Mexico with my husband and our twin preschoolers. I founded Nomadtopia to help you create—and thrive in—the location-independent lifestyle that’s right for you.
