Digital Nomad

 

I saw this guys for three straight days working in the same trail head parking lot. You can't see it very well in this image, but his jeep is equipped with solar panels and a satellite antenna. I finally decided I needed to have a conversation.

"Is that a satellite antenna on your roof", I asked.

"It is for Star Link", he responded.

"I have seen you working here for three days", I said. "I am guessing you are a writer or a programmer".

"Software engineer", he said.

I have heard both job titles and I am not certain how they are different.

I asked whether he had worked remotely for long and he said that this has been the case for a while. I said I had heard about people who lived the digital nomad life style, but he was the first I had met. He said he likes the combination. He said he is based in Colorado, but was working his way across the country to Maryland to visit friends. I asked whether he worked as an independent or for a company and he replied that he was employed by a company that let him work in this way.

He looks like my stereotype of a programmer. When I asked about his vehicle he said that it was has "latest build". What a programmer thing to say. 

Another of the cool experiences you have on the road.