soulful nomad life

After a few months away from the mic, I’m back with a little life update and a reflection on what recent travels have reminded me about culture, language, safety and the invisible things that shape how we experience a place. In this episode, I share why my time back in Australia — a country I called home for over two decades — felt both deeply familiar and surprisingly different. From reconnecting...

Solo travel tends to bring up a lot of questions and even more fears. In this episode, I explore some of the most common concerns people have about travelling alone: safety, loneliness, navigating unfamiliar places and languages, dining solo, and dealing with the unexpected without a safety net.  I share real-life moments from my own travels, including a recent conversation with fellow travellers...

What if being single isn’t a “waiting room” for real life… but a fully valid, freedom-filled choice? In this honest, wide-open episode, I share what I truly believe about dating, relationships, and being single in my 40s and why I don’t subscribe to the idea that everyone should be partnered. We’re living in a new paradigm where being single isn’t shameful, and where many women are no longer willi...

In this episode, I share how my love for travel showed up long before I ever knew what a digital nomad was; from childhood role-playing adventures, to choosing schools far from home, to studying and living overseas. I walk you through the winding path that took me from leaving home, to moving to the US and Australia, building a corporate career, and buying into a very traditional idea of what “suc...

How do you actually choose your destinations as a location independent remote worker/digital nomad? In this episode, I share how I navigate nomad destinations, from my more carefully planned first year (especially the first six months), to how I now travel in a much more spontaneous and intuitive way. I talk about creating a financial runway for peace of mind, balancing curiosity with budgeting, a...

Thank you for being here! I am Jarka and this podcast, soulful nomad life , has been long time coming.  My friends have encouraged me on a number of occasions to share my stories, I would often get compliments about the way my voice sounds and some would listen to my voice notes as a way of calming their nervous system. So here I am sharing stories about living a location independent lifestyle. Al...