Who is JC from Holland? | Floating Coconut

Hello, nice to meet you here. My name is Jeanette Slagt also known as JC from Holland.

I live the life of a nomad, minimalistic and basic happy with sand between my toes

In 2015 I sold all I owned and left for the Philippines
In 2017 I started a long motorcycle trip through the Philippines
In 2019 I traveled through Italy before moving to Mexico where I currently stay

About my nomadic life

Even before the term ‘Digital Nomad’ was invented or the internet existed, I already did this kind of thing in South America. Although there wasn’t much digital about that trip since those were the days snail-mail ruled the world.

I left the Netherlands when I was 17 in 1978 and returned 2.5 years later. I traveled the UK, Azores, Caribbean and Latin America, through the Panama Canal and way down South through the Magellan Straight, all the way up again to Brazil and Barbados.

After returning home, I visited lots of places in Europe and North Africa. But always with a home address to return to.

Now there is no home to return to. Home is where my feet rest and where the internet is at my fingertips.

My Personal Writings

Dating a jerk, sometimes it is all in your head

So here I am, going all confessional on you guys. If you look around on this blog, you find lots of articles about me and a certain Mexican man, that was having another girlfriend when he was dating me. I ...
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The moment I stopped investing in you

When I broke up with you I was hurt, I was in great pain. You broke my trust knowing that I had trust issues and although you promised me to be different, and that we would be different, you willingly ...
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I dated a man with no integrity

Noun: Integrity ( in·teg·ri·ty /inˈteɡrədē ) the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. "he is known to be a man of integrity" Similar: honesty, uprightness, probity, rectitude, honour, good character, principle(s), ethics, morals Opposite: dishonesty ...
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Covid19 and Digital Nomad Lifestyle

Many nomads got stuck due to the worldwide outbreak of COVID19. Some had a flight home just before their guest countries went on lockdown, but most of us decided to ride out the storm in the country where we were ...
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Can you fall in love online? A true story

The COVID19 Pandemic has brought a whole new challenge to the online dating scene. While usually, people want to meet after a couple of chat messages, Now we have to wait, and if we do not have to wait because ...
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Working from Home after the Coronavirus outbreak?

Around the world, many people who used to go to the office daily, have to work from home due to the COVID-19 Outbreak. This gives us an opportunity to look at flexible workspaces and creates possibilities for the future for ...
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Adam, Eve and their Apple, about dating during COVID-19

You probably know the biblical tale of Adam and Eve, and how she, made of his rib, so she knows she is close to his heard but he is the head and has the brains, made him eat a forbidden ...
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Lockdown the ultimate time to rethink your life

Lockdown probably in more than one ways, makes you want to escape. Suddenly you know how it feels to be caged, imprisoned and deprived of freedom. For the first time in your life, you have plenty of time to kill ...
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A Digital Nomad in Playa del Carmen, Mexico during COVID-19

Mexico is still in phase 2 of the COVID-19 outbreak and struggling to stay out of phase 3. All kind of measurements are implemented, from closed beaches to alcohol prohibition, and teams in the neighbourhood to inform the public. How ...
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Are you going back home due to Corona Virus?

While Mexico is working hard to prevent the pandemic from hitting the country, I struggle in my own little world with isolation, disappointing business results for weeks and questions from readers. And two questions keep reappearing. Wouldn't you be rather ...
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