It is a measure of how this new breed of remote worker is a little different to my generation when November’s Zagreb Digital Nomad Ambassador Rax Suen explained one of the reasons he had applied for the position.
“It was on my way home,” Rax explained at last night’s meetup at Canopy by Hilton.
‘Home’ being Singapore, and his starting point being Buenos Aires. It is all about perspective, I guess…
Rax is the fifth ambassador in the 6-month program, and the first from Asia. So far, ambassadors have come from the USA (with partner from Zimbabwe), Israel, and two from South Africa. The project, an extension of the award-winning Zagreb Digital Nomad Week, is a collaboration between Zagreb Tourist Board, Saltwater Nomads, Doma Zagreb Aparthotel, and Total Croatia News.
Rax arrived last night from Split and was immediately put to work, introducing himself at the farewell event of this month’s ambassador, Andrae Smith from South Africa, at a travel pitch and meet up event at Canopy.
Among other things, Rax runs Nomads Unveiled, which he describes as follows:
This is a resource platform where I share and collate travel and remote working/business tips in the pursuit of geographical, financial and emotional freedom. For over a decade, I have traveled to over 50 countries – from a budget backpacker to a business traveler, expat and then a digital nomad. You can find insights and perspectives from myself and other world travelers that will hopefully help inspire your journey of discovery.
“The world is larger than one can fathom, the world is larger than just the geographical aspects of it.” -Rax
You can see Rax’s application video for the program above, as well as an arrival interview for TCN last night during the Zagreb meetup.
If you would like to connect with Rax while he is in Zagreb, or follow him on social media, you can do so here.
For more news and views about digital nomads in Croatia, follow the dedicated TCN section.
