If you're interested in the history surrounding the TTY, I just published a newsletter about it on Friday which you can read (without signing up for anything) here: http://www.rubyletter.com/newsletter/2017/02/03/terminal.htm...
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When you're an expat you meet a lot of people, but it's hard to form anything but superficial friendships because everyone is always on the move. You can always become friends with locals, but cultural/language differences get in the way.
While it may not seem like it now, your digital nomad life will eventually become predictable and ordinary just like life at home. Especially if you're working. Work is the same no matter where you are.
And the big one for me....it's hard or impossible to do a lot of things while you're nomadding. For example, growing a garden. Cooking barbecue. Fiddling with electronics. Playing in a band.
That said, there's no reason not to try it. Just don't assume it's a rest-of-your-life choice.
ps. if you have to spend all your free time studying to avoid losing your job, you never actually had any free time to begin with.