My
neighbourhood is a leafy suburb in south London which I love. As a freelancer, I actually spend most of my
days within ten minutes’ walk of where I live.
Rather than actually “working from home”, I take my laptop out with me onto
the streets. Anywhere in my area (or
elsewhere) with a table and chair (and WiFi is a bonus) can become my office
for the day. I am a regular in a few spots
which puts me in touch with the same places and faces giving me a good feel of
how things change over time. It is these
changes, big and small, such as a shop closing down or a new staff wanted sign,
that tell their own tales about the state of the economy.
While
my focus is local, I closely follow the global markets as this is where many of
the changes that we see originate. Having
grown up on a farm in New Zealand and lived in Japan for several years, I have developed
an international outlook. I also travel
a lot and enjoy observing the neighbourhoods of other people in the places that
I visit. My recent travels have taken me
from the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong to the serene pace of life on islands
in the Mekong river.
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