Ep 276 - Digital Nomad Life in Ukraine vs. Thailand

Originally recorded July 2023. Nomad Summit 2025: Get Tickets at NomadSummit.com 10% off with coupon code: johnnyfd10

3D Printing Army in Ukraine. https://drukarmy.org.ua/en

Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_gRc-4V8Xms?si=cnyNSyNhxM1C8Yw0

In this podcast, we talk to Johnny FD Jen - a famous travel vlogger who chose Ukraine as his new homeland. Johnny moved to Kyiv from San Francisco in 2021 and it was here that he met the beginning of the great war. Since then, he has survived power outages with Ukrainians, volunteered with Repair Together, and systematically raised money for the needs of the Armed Forces and Armed Forces of Ukraine through his YouTube channel, where he also talks about the realities of Ukrainian life, Kyiv's markets, the Superhumans rehabilitation center for military personnel in Lviv, and travels around Ukrainian cities. In the podcast, we talk about how Johnny met the Russian invasion of Ukraine, his experience with Russian shelling of residential areas in Kharkiv, and the blackouts in Ukraine due to Russian terrorist attacks. We also touched on American politics, tried to figure out what would happen to the world if Ukraine falls, and why supporting Ukraine is extremely important for Western civilization. We also raised a number of other interesting and relevant topics. In short, we invite you to watch. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv8CrqbNI_A Follow Johnny FD on social media: YouTube: / johnnyfd Instagram: / johnnyfdj Subscribe to Corrie Nieto social media: Instagram - / corrie.ua YouTube - / @corrieua TikTok - / corrie.ua

It's been a few years since I've spoken to my old friend Nicholas Gregoriades who has since went through a tough divorce, business and life move. Here's what he's been to up since, and how he got through it all. Nic's Links: https://linktr.ee/nicholasgregoriades

In this episode I'll go through the history and future of the Nomad Summit and how it's affected the lives of many people who attended. "Hey There Johnny, Alex was here visiting me recently in Panama. At one point we were reminiscing about living in Playa, what's transpired since then and how we met at the Digital Nomad Summit. We began talking about how many people we met from that event and still keep in contact with, how it was an impactful series of events, the friendships and connections that were made, how grateful we are for your creation and making it happen . . . also how much time, work, resources and, most of all, heart it took to pull it off. Alex and I wanted to thank you . . . So, I thought of all the other connections and friends of people I met there and put them in here. Sooooo, thank you for everything you did! The impacts of your effort are sill rippling out into the lives that you touched by pursuing your inspiration. Thank you for collecting and attracting amazing people who I value the friendships of. Sending you lots of love, wherever you may be in the world! Thank You Johnny!!!! ✨🩵✨" - Jaclyn Lanning "Thank you Johnny! I’ll never forget how amazing my Nomad Summit experience was in Cancun and how you chipped in after all my gear & passport was stolen. You’re an incredible human with a kind soul. Keep up the amazing work you do to continue to inspire others 🙏🏽" -Vishal "@⁨Johnny⁩ super grateful for all the time and effort you put into organizing and bringing people together. I still cherish the connections I made in Cancun and it wouldn’t have been possible without you! 💜" - Pino "If you hear of new cool spots would love to hear or see a post in Nomad Summit - SO EXCITED to be back traveling there soon. Would love to meet up with peeps from the old gang or new travelers too. Enjoy! 😁 The Nomad Summit was so great, btw…still have friends from those events. 🙌🏻🤗 Thank you!!" - Susan Lindgren

Here's a Q&A with a solo episode intro about the Nomad Summit conference and travel plans for 2023-2024. Watch the ⁠2nd part Q&A here on YouTube. ⁠

I met and trained with Will "the kill" Chope in 2011 at Phuket Top Team, since then he's fought professionally around the world, including for the UFC. We reminisce about our times living in Phuket, talk about prices and how inflation has affected Thailand since, and what it would take for a young wanna be fight pro to get started today. Will Chope: instagram.com/asiawillthekill Johnny FD: instagram.com/johnnyfdj

In this episode, I interview three Ukrainian guys currently living in a city south of Kyiv to see what life is like there and what they think of foreigners who live in Ukraine now. Pavlo, Slava, and Bogdan are tech and science workers and are examples of some of the brightest minds of the Ukrainian workforce. Their podcast is called Технічна База (technical base). It's mainly in Ukrainian, but there are some episodes in English as well. We recorded an episode to like to discuss with you your experience living in Ukraine. Can you give some advice to digital nomads or IT crowd who might consider moving to Ukraine? Things like these. Listen to our interview here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6p2i3aRVOP9Aa4zcOfM486?si=3eb82b7c146741b6 They are also available on apple podcasts and google podcasts.

One Year Later Johnny FD updates his life, travel, and business and explains why it's been exactly one year since the last episode.