391: How to Travel the World Rent-Free as a Cat Sitter and Drive Political Change as a Nomadic Activist with Nicole Green

About this episode

Nicole Green discusses her journey of traveling the world rent-free through cat sitting and her role as a nomadic activist supporting political change.

Hear how Nicole saved over $100,000 on accommodation and uses her location independence to support political campaigns. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Nicole Green shares how she built a full-time travel lifestyle through cat sitting, saving more than $100,000 on accommodation while staying everywhere from penthouse apartments in Montreal to ski chalets in the Swiss and French Alps. She explains how pet sitting became her gateway to location independence, the strategies she uses to secure sits around the world, and how her travels inspired her to create Traveling Catsitter, a community for cat-loving travelers. Nicole also discusses how she uses her freedom of movement as a “Nomadic Activist,” traveling to political battlegrounds to volunteer on grassroots campaigns, support progressive candidates, and explore the intersection of travel, civic engagement, and social impact. Along the way, she reflects on solo travel, digital nomadism, sustainability, community building, and the lessons she has learned from…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Bowles

Guest: Nicole Green

Topics covered

• cat sitting
• location independence
• nomadic activism
• political campaigns
• digital nomadism
• sustainability

Keywords

• cat sitting
• travel
• location independence
• nomadic activist
• political campaigns
• digital nomad
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Traveling Catsitter

Places: Montreal, Swiss Alps, French Alps

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