A Conversation with Siobhan Farr, Founder of Digital Nomads Beyond 50

Siobhan Farr is the founder of Digital Nomads Beyond 50 ("DBN50"), which is a global resource network to inform and inspire location-independent aspirations for those in their late 40s+. As a community, DNB50 creates connections throughout the world with others who currently travel/work remote, are planning to, or are just curious about Digital Nomad life. She left her life in Dallas, Texas in 2020 to begin her nomad years. She was looking forward to adding new countries to the 34 she already had visited, but the pandemic locked her in the first destination of her six countries in six months itinerary. Her initial three weeks in Ecuador stretched into 13 months!

As a result, she pivoted her plans and became an "Unintentional Digital Nomad." Her search for others who were older "Location Independents" led her to become the "Spark Originator" of Digital Nomads Beyond 50.

Siobhan's personal experience growing her Urban MosaiX MeetUp to 1300+ members helped her in this endeavor. Siobhan grew up in beautiful Belize, then moved to Pennsylvania, where she lived with her Swedish American stepfamily on a dairy farm. She coincidentally married a Swedish American. They had a daughter together and later divorced. She settled in Texas, where one of her many jobs included a specialization in diversity training. She started Urban MosaiX initially to create social diversity for her daughter. She observed that, in Dallas, many people were working in diverse companies but that they did not appear to have opportunities to socialize together, for various reasons, including natural affinity for many to socialize with people similar to themselves. Siobhan created a safe space for people to socialize outside of their typical circles and to ask questions of those who differed from themselves, in the spirit of true understanding and strengthening community. DNB50's online community is thriving, with more than 4,000 members. Sixty percent of DNB50's members are either planning to work remotely or are simply curious; the other forty percent are traveling and working remotely. Siobhan turned to her previous profession in corporate Learning & Development to organize and present the DNB50 Virtual Summit to almost 300 participants in June 2021, which included 30+ topics presented by 28 experts.
In June 2022, DNB50 launched its first LifeMap CoLIVEwork Workshop in Medellin, Colombia. The focused yet fun retreat was aimed at explorer digital nomads planning to launch this type of life.

This May, DNB50 will host the 3rd Annual LifeMap and in late July DNB50 will host Connect CoLIVEwork for Experienced DNs. These are the first Digital Nomad CoLiveWork events specifically designed for older nomads!

See https://digitalnomadsbeyond50.com/2024-lifemap-colivework-medellin-colive-cowork-midlife-digital-nomads/ to learn more.

Siobhan is truly a HomeFree Digital Nomad. She has no permanent base; her home is wherever she lays her head on the pillow that night.

From September to December, she returned to Dallas to assist with in-person Medicare and ObamaCare Annual Enrollment. The other eight months of the year, from various global locations, she served her clients via internet.

As a solo Digital Nomad in her 60s, and a woman of color, Siobhan wants to inspire others to banish the belief that it's too late for them to reinvent themselves. "Flip the page; the future is still unwritten!" she says.

One of Siobhan's tips: Try the Gratitude - Journal app, which allows users to include photos of vision boards and more when creating searchable gratitude lists.

Learn more at her website: https://digitalnomadsbeyond50.com/

DNB50's offerings also include a stellar podcast. Below are the top three DNB50 podcast interviews:

T•Mobile Radio Diaries 29m:03s
https://spoti.fi/3NiY6pY

She Hit Refresh 42m:48s
https://bit.ly/SHR-DNB50-Interview

The Radio Vagabond 31m:05s
https://bit.ly/TRV-DNB50-Interview