It's been awhile...
From abject degenerate to father of 3
Itās been nearly 3 years since Iāve published something on here.
I never meant to let the Nomada Newsletter fizzle out like that, but shit happens when you party naked. Excuse my French.
And by party naked, I mean procreate. Juking deep. Having 3 children in 4 years. All healthy, happy kids. Gracias a dios.
If Iām being honest, it ātwas a lot. Shit, still is.
Going from my only responsibilities on Godās green earth being paying my bills and getting my rocks offā¦to the head of a six-person household (me, mi vieja, 3 kids, + a live-in nanny who happens to be my sister) has been quite the change.
Albeit, a welcome change.
Instead of spending my weekends procuring party favors in nightclub bathrooms in Sinaloaā¦
Iām typically at home with my offspring doing typical Dad ātings.
Reading books to the little ones, walks to the park, an occasional āWWE-style wrestlemania smackdown sessionā to burn off some of their energy before bed, all that jazz.
To be honest, Iām enjoying it. More than I thought I would.
I like to think Iāve āgotten the poison outā so to speak, and shall be able to live a semi-normal, well-adjusted life with my family moving forward.
Only time will tell.
I strive to keep my demons at bay, but thatās easier said than done.
Some things change, some stay the sameā¦
While the foray into fatherhood has changed many things for me, some stuff has stayed the same.
I still canāt stay in one place for too long.
Both my daughters had been to five countries before their second birthdays. They already love getting on flights to go somewhere new.
Weāve based up in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama for extended periods during the past 3 years.
Some time spent in Uruguay. Visited family in the USA.
All while looking for the best place to raise these kids, testing if the place weāre in might be viable long-term.
This has forced me to greatly rewire what I look for in new places.
Gone are my days of prioritizing āshithole tourismā ā where my main focus was finding an off-the-beaten-path spot, void of other gringos, maybe a bit dangerous ā one where I could date, mate, and enjoy party favors en paz.
Nowadays, when scouting out a new cityā¦
Iām looking for safety, security, community, great private schools, good medical care, cost of living, fun things to do as a family, beautiful nature, stable food supply, etc.
Suffice to say, the places that are ideal for an abject degenerate tend to not be great for families.
On top of thatā¦
Outside of the excessive procreation, inability to sit still, and searching for a place to raise my children ā Iāve kept busy building businesses and investing.
I sold two companies.
I bought international real estateā¦and sold it.
Invested into multiple pre-construction deals around LatAm.
Life threw some curveballs tooā¦
I tore my achilles and went through a painstaking rehabilitation process.
My oldest daughter almost lost her thumb in a freak accident and we had to use a āMedEvacā service to keep her alive. Not exaggerating.
My Mexican neighbor showed up at my front door with a loaded gun in his hand.
Fun times ;(
Itās been a whirlwind few years.
Which is why you havenāt heard from me for so long. But thatās going to change moving forward.
Whatās next for the Nomada Newsletter?
To start, Iāll be writing again. Publishing new stuff.
Albeit with a different twist, as my outlook has clearly shifted away from the nightlife, dating, and degeneracy that used to be the focal point of the articles and guides found here.
Iāll be updating a lot of the old content, deleting some of it, and changing the focus to things like:
Strategies for sovereign individuals and families
The inās and outās of raising a family abroad
International real estate investing
Relocation, residencies, and all that jazz
You catch my drift.
Of course, theyāll still be travel tales. Hell, Iāve got a backlog of at least 20+ old stories that Iāve never published.
Iāll make sure to still cover certain ātings that the red-blooded male traveler needs to know when breaking down new cities, too. Just wonāt be the focal point.
I hope youāll stick around.
Ya tu sabes,
Jake Nomada