Life on fifth Podcast - Coliving & Community life

Frédéric founded Coco Community in 2020, which offers furnished apartment rentals, shared spaces, and events to create meaningful connections between international entrepreneurs, creatives, and professionals. It is a place to live, work and socialize with like-minded people, in the heart of the city. In this chat, we discuss the experiences that inspired Frédéric to launch Coco, how he navigated t...

Originally from south-east UK, Rob has been living nomadically for 2 years, and stayed at four colivings. These experiences have shown him that when people living together set the intention to share, create, respect, and support each other, beautiful and surprising things happen. Read more about Rob by subscribing to his Substack.

This episode I chat with Lulú. Passionate about creating community spaces and supporting individuals in building their life projects, she has co-founded PAS Rural Coliving—a rural coliving space where they celebrate acts of generosity every day and live in harmony with the nature around them. With over 15 years of experience in project and operations management, partnership development, consulting...

Last year, Faith left her corporate job to become a digital nomad. She transitioned to freelance writing and volunteered as a community manager for a coliving home. She spent 5 months of 2024 living in colivings as a Community Manager, which was more incredible than she could have imagined. It helped her learn that this lifestyle and traveling isn't about the place but about the people. Follow...

After being a digital nomad for 8 years, travelling to 27 countries, and working in the startup ecosystem for 15 years, Jea n-Baptiste and his partner decided to develop the mobile app NomadWay , drawing on our experience building communities for digital nomads over the past 4 years. NomadWay is active in 20 cities, with more than 1,200 users, particularly in Alicante and Valencia. In 2021, they a...

Salome's journey is nothing short of inspiring. Originally from France, she has spent the last few years travelling and working remotely, all while creating her own community guest house in Tenerife with her partner. This episode is not just about physical spaces; it's about the emotional and psychological aspects of what makes a home. Salome shares her experiences living in coliving spaces as a v...

In our latest episode, join me as we dive into the world of coliving with Ricky, a digital nomad and copywriter from Valencia, Spain. Discover how shared living can transform solo travel into lasting connections and explore the balance between travel and work. From the impact of AI on creativity to the joy of community living and the "Digital Nomad pressure" of social media, this episode is packed...

In this episode we talk with Ben, the founder of The Living Room Co Working in Malaga, Spain. Ben shares his journey from Austria to Spain on an Erasmus exchange that never ended and how his need for a community led him to co-found a co-working space that feels like a home away from home. Ben discusses the importance of creating genuine connections in a workspace and how The Living Room fosters a...

Have you experienced Positive Peer Pressure? Then you havent colived before. We explore how living with others can bring the best out of us through gentle pressure. Read the piece here.

In our latest podcast episode, we dive into the concept of home and community with Elena, a dynamic community builder and applied theater practitioner. Together, we explore the intricate ties between theatrer, community, and the feeling of belonging. Elena shares her fascinating journey from a high school drama enthusiast to a professional in applied theater, a field that uses theater as a tool in...

In our 4th episode of Who Reads Anyway? We dive into the weird power of signs and their shelf life. What works, what doesn't, and why should we (or should not) have them in coliving spaces. Read the piece here.

In this episode, we dive into the heart of creating a welcoming and authentic coliving space. Jon shares his journey of establishing genuine connections. From his first experiences in coworking spaces to running Sun & Co for 8 years and finally establishing his own studio, discover how he embraced his unique qualities and crafted spaces that feel like home, emphasizing the significance of pers...

In our third episode of Who Reads Anyway?, we discuss "length of stay" and how long it takes to feel "THE moment." The moment when residents transition from feeling like newcomers to becoming integral parts of the community. When they've established routines, contributed to the space, and received from it, leading to a deeper connection with their surroundings.

In the latest episode of our podcast, we talk with Haz the visionary co-founder of Escape Coliving and Coliving Hub . Haz has been a digital nomad, has lived in several coliving spaces as a guest, and has been running his coliving space for the past 8 years. He loves the idea of tearing down the "imaginary" walls and getting to know our neighbours, and coliving is at the forefront of this. So, he...

In our second episode of Who Reads Anyway? we explore the fascinating world of community living where chaos becomes a unifying force. From the challenges at K9 to the unexpected joys of coliving, discover how organized chaos can strengthen bonds and foster creativity. Don't miss this engaging episode—listen now and see chaos in a new light! Find the piece on my substack.

Amélie is the founder of InfiniColiving , a seaside coliving space that fosters connection, creativity, and harmony with nature. After three inspiring years exploring Brazil, as an nomad worker she decided to settle on the northern coast of Salvador de Bahia. Her journey began with years of living in shared housing during her studies and an extended time in Paris, followed by experiences within sp...

💬 Show Notes In this episode of the Life on 5th podcast, we embark on a new journey of short and sweet episodes, diving into the heart of community living through blog articles from Substack. Our host, that would be me, brings written words to life, exploring the complexities of co-living. From digital nomads to long-term community members, co-living presents unique challenges and opportunities f...

Grace is 26 and originally from the UK. She left when she was 19 to do her bachelor's in the Netherlands and then her master's in Stockholm, and she has stayed here ever since! She moved into K9 a year ago after meeting the people who lived there and feeling the huge outpouring of love they had for their home any time it came up in conversation. She felt it was a place she could join and c...

Ramon has been living in various coliving spaces over the past few years, embracing the community lifestyle while working remotely. He is also the co-founder of Colivers Club, Mapmelon , and Mangobeds . Projects all focused on improving the coliving community and making life easier and better for both colivers and coliving owners. He is passionate about building strong, supportive communities.

María founded Cactus Coliving in 2021 in Tenerife and recently opened a second location in La Gomera. She welcomes digital nomads from around the world, showing them the beauty of the island and its people. She is trying to create a new kind of “tourism” that will positively impact the locals and their economy.

César is a part-time digital nomad with a base in Madrid. He works as a freelancer and has stayed in over eight colivings (so far!) for at least a month. He has also helped renovate a few of them. He is the ambassador for Mapmelon and the host of the Colivers Club Podcast.

After working remotely in over 40 countries and witnessing the unstoppable rise of flexible work, Juan saw an opportunity to utilize remote work as a means to revitalize rural areas and improve work-life balance. He co-founded Rooral , a social venture that partners with small villages at risk of depopulation to create enriching and restorative remote work experiences. Rooral serves as a bridge be...

Amir is a third culture kid and a perennial translator between people, whether at work or in social situations. His childhood in Iran was filled with multi-generational community life before he was transplanted into British life as a teenager. Later in his twenties, he kept gravitating towards various experiments in community living, from artist warehouses to fringe social movements in London. Sin...

Grace, the founder of Voice of Humanity, has extensive experience in eco-villages across Europe. These experiences have deepened her appreciation for collaborative living and sustainable practices. Voice of Humanity creates systems of collaboration, governance, and currency design to reconstruct human economic systems, aiming for a world where humans live in harmony with one another and with the n...

In 2016, Manu co-founded Germany's first residential Coliving in Hamburg. In 2020, he moved to the countryside to start a rural destination coliving with ten bedrooms north of Hamburg. That was intense and extremely rich in learning. Etti grew up in the city and left home when she was sixteen to attend an international boarding school in Wales. That was her first experience of community. But i...