What I'm Doing Now
My last /now update was just before Xmas.
We've now completed 58% of 2025, and a lot has happened:
π I celebrated Xmas in Bangkok. A 36ΒΊ Xmas day was a little unusual, but I celebrated it with my closest friends and it was great.
π»π³ I moved back to ΔΓ NαΊ΅ng for 3 months. It was great to be back in Vietnam, but Vietnam in 2025 is so much busier than 2024. It's definitely going mainstream.
ποΈ I needed a smaller, simpler life, so after Vietnam I moved to Ko Pha-ngan for 3 months. What an absolute paradise of jungle, tiny island roads and absolute peace and tranquility thanks to low season.
π¨π»βπ» I made the hard decision to shut down Yakk and pursue LangSesh full time. I just shipped a major update to LangSesh, and it's now making some money, which I'm very happy about. If you're learning a language, check it out β you get 10 lessons free.
βΉοΈ Building a business for 2 years as a nomad is lonely. Sometimes you need to be around others with similar goals, sharing the journey and helping each other. I can't lie, I've struggled with this, and it has given me a new idea.
π‘ I'm working on a new community called Build Mode. It's for people who consider themselves in "build mode", whether that's a business, your health, or some other goal. It's for people trying to do something challenging, who want to be around others doing the same.
π€ If this sounds interesting, you have ideas, or just want to find out more let's chat.
πΉπ I'm now back in Bangkok for a few weeks, meeting with some cool new people and finishing up some last bits of work before I actually take a break for the first time this year.
β Next week I'm heading to IJK in Indonesia. For 1 week I'll be living with over 150 Esperanto speakers, while we travel and have fun together using the international language.
π¬π§ In October I'll be back in the UK for a few months. If we haven't caught up, let's do it. It'll be nice to see some fellow Mancunians after a very long time away!