Sandra takes us through her journey from growing up in a strict Egyptian household to taking the leap into nomad life after realising backpacking in Barcelona was actually cheaper than living in LA. With just a few thousand dollars and a one-way ticket at the age of 21, she proved you don't need to be rich to travel.

Sandra got real with us about leaving her her career in the tech industry to build her travel app Roam and dive into content creation. The ups, the downs, the money worries, being the family rebel child – she shared it all! What stuck with us was how travel actually helped her anxiety instead of making it worse. If you've ever thought "I could never do that," Sandra's story will make you think again!

👉 Connect with Sandra: @brownandoutoftown

🎒 Download roam from the App Store - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/roam-find-travel-friends/id6514272603 

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📖 Download our FREE quick start guide to becoming a digital nomad to learn all about the steps you can take to become a digital nomad today - https://acrosseveryborder.kit.com/nomadic-mini-guide

💻 Check out our nomad and travel guides over on www.acrosseveryborder.com where we cover extensive topics on the best nomad destinations, offer in-depth travel guides, and provide tips and tricks to help you become a digital nomad.

📝 Sign up to our Nomadic Bites newsletter where, every Thursday, we send out an email covering a new digital nomad topic from the ground up. We teach how to become a nomad, how to live as a nomad, how to start a blog, how we grew on social media, and more - https://acrosseveryborder.kit.com/b2e6563d08 

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🎙️ ABOUT THIS PODCAST

Sara and Ryan are freelancers who have been working online and travelling for over three years. Simultaneously, they’re building their Across Every Border business as a side hustle, and teaching other aspiring nomads how they can chase a life of freedom. From this, they decided to start Nomad 101 as a way to spread valuable advice to those who might not feel quite ready to take the leap. This show is safe space all about encouragement, motivation, and helping others!

🧑‍💻 Nomad 101 is a podcast for digital nomads, by digital nomads.

Ever wondered how someone goes from studying biology to editing videos while traveling the world? In this special episode of Nomad 101, we deep dive into Ryan's unconventional path to digital nomadism, including the transformative Australian road trip that showed him what true freedom feels like and how a personal loss changed his relationship with time.

From warehouse night shifts to multiple reinventions across continents, Ryan's journey reveals how persistence and adaptability can create a life beyond what you ever imagined. Join us to discover the pivotal moments that pushed Ryan to take the leap and how he built my freelance career from scratch after nearly running out of savings in Bali.

🔗 Connect with us @acrosseveryborder

📧 Send in your questions to [email protected]

📖 Download our FREE quick start guide to becoming a digital nomad to learn all about the steps you can take to become a digital nomad today - https://acrosseveryborder.kit.com/nomadic-mini-guide

💻 Check out our nomad and travel guides over on www.acrosseveryborder.com where we cover extensive topics on the best nomad destinations, offer in-depth travel guides, and provide tips and tricks to help you become a digital nomad.

📝 Sign up to our Nomadic Bites newsletter where, every Thursday, we send out an email covering a new digital nomad topic from the ground up. We teach how to become a nomad, how to live as a nomad, how to start a blog, how we grew on social media, and more - https://acrosseveryborder.kit.com/b2e6563d08 

⭐️ LEAVE A REVIEW

If you enjoyed this episode, by far the best thing you can do for us is leave a 5⭐️ review wherever you listen to your podcasts. This is the only way to show other people that our podcast is worth listening to, and this way we can provide valuable information to an even bigger audience!

🎙️ ABOUT THIS PODCAST

Sara and Ryan are freelancers who have been working online and travelling for over three years. Simultaneously, they’re building their Across Every Border business as a side hustle, and teaching other aspiring nomads how they can chase a life of freedom. From this, they decided to start Nomad 101 as a way to spread valuable advice to those who might not feel quite ready to take the leap. This show is safe space all about encouragement, motivation, and helping others!

🧑‍💻 Nomad 101 is a podcast for digital nomads, by digital nomads.

In the this episode of Nomad 101, we unpack Sara's transformative journey from corporate burnout in Switzerland to thriving digital nomad life. We explore how feeling out of place led her to discover belonging across the world—from her first eye-opening hostel experience to finding her tribe in Bali after years of feeling trapped in the "work, drinks, sleep, repeat" cycle.

Sara shares the raw, unfiltered story behind the Instagram highlights—childhood wounds, a relationship ending during COVID, and building a freelance career from scratch. Her non-linear path, filled with difficult decisions and moments of clarity, offers both practical insights and emotional reassurance that finding your freedom is worth every challenge along the way.

🔗 Connect with us @acrosseveryborder

📧 Send in your questions to [email protected]

📖 Download our FREE quick start guide to becoming a digital nomad to learn all about the steps you can take to become a digital nomad today - https://acrosseveryborder.kit.com/nomadic-mini-guide

💻 Check out our nomad and travel guides over on www.acrosseveryborder.com where we cover extensive topics on the best nomad destinations, offer in-depth travel guides, and provide tips and tricks to help you become a digital nomad.

📝 Sign up to our Nomadic Bites newsletter where, every Thursday, we send out an email covering a new digital nomad topic from the ground up. We teach how to become a nomad, how to live as a nomad, how to start a blog, how we grew on social media, and more - https://acrosseveryborder.kit.com/b2e6563d08 

⭐️ LEAVE A REVIEW

If you enjoyed this episode, by far the best thing you can do for us is leave a 5⭐️ review wherever you listen to your podcasts. This is the only way to show other people that our podcast is worth listening to, and this way we can provide valuable information to an even bigger audience!

🎙️ ABOUT THIS PODCAST

Sara and Ryan are freelancers who have been working online and travelling for over three years. Simultaneously, they’re building their Across Every Border business as a side hustle, and teaching other aspiring nomads how they can chase a life of freedom. From this, they decided to start Nomad 101 as a way to spread valuable advice to those who might not feel quite ready to take the leap. This show is safe space all about encouragement, motivation, and helping others!

🧑‍💻 Nomad 101 is a podcast for digital nomads, by digital nomads.

In this pilot episode of Nomad 101, Ryan and Sara explain what this show it about, as well as everything you can expect from it going forward. Learn briefly about the mission statement of Nomad 101, as well as future topics, guests, and goals.

With an aim to always be providing value, get to know the hosts that will be taking you along for the digital nomad journey!

🔗 Connect with us @acrosseveryborder

📧 Send in your questions to [email protected]

📖 Download our FREE quick start guide to becoming a digital nomad to learn all about the steps you can take to become a digital nomad today - https://acrosseveryborder.kit.com/nomadic-mini-guide

💻 Check out our nomad and travel guides over on www.acrosseveryborder.com where we cover extensive topics on the best nomad destinations, offer in-depth travel guides, and provide tips and tricks to help you become a digital nomad.

📝 Sign up to our Nomadic Bites newsletter where, every Thursday, we send out an email covering a new digital nomad topic from the ground up. We teach how to become a nomad, how to live as a nomad, how to start a blog, how we grew on social media, and more - https://acrosseveryborder.kit.com/b2e6563d08 

⭐️ LEAVE A REVIEW

If you enjoyed this episode, by far the best thing you can do for us is leave a 5⭐️ review wherever you listen to your podcasts. This is the only way to show other people that our podcast is worth listening to, and this way we can provide valuable information to an even bigger audience!

🎙️ ABOUT THIS PODCAST

Sara and Ryan are freelancers who have been working online and travelling for over three years. Simultaneously, they’re building their Across Every Border business as a side hustle, and teaching other aspiring nomads how they can chase a life of freedom. From this, they decided to start Nomad 101 as a way to spread valuable advice to those who might not feel quite ready to take the leap. This show is safe space all about encouragement, motivation, and helping others!

🧑‍💻 Nomad 101 is a podcast for digital nomads, by digital nomads.