One year as digital nomads. What weโ€™ve learned. @mattdavella
One year as digital nomads. What weโ€™ve learned.  @mattdavella
Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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One year ago we decided to sell most of our stuff, give up our lease in Los Angeles and live a more flexible lifestyle. We werenโ€™t planning to be nomads in the traditional sense.

But we did want to split our time between Sydney and Philadelphia to be closer to our families, and we knew renting a long-term apartment probably wasnโ€™t realistic. So we decided to just take the leap and see where it took us. And thatโ€™s brought us here.

Hi there ๐Ÿ‘‹ If you're new here my name is Matt D'Avella. I'm a documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and YouTuber. I've made a couple documentaries for Netflix. I also teach courses on everything from filmmaking to habit change. If you like to nerd out about self-development as much as I do, you can subscribe for weekly videos.

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