Welcome to The Nurse Abroad!
After facing years of burnout as a nurse, and living long distance from my husband located abroad, I decided enough was enough. Even though I didn’t feel ready, I quit my nursing job and dropped everything to move to Central America!
Even though moving here was the right choice, I also had a holy sh*t what do I do now moment after quitting my nursing job.
The Nurse Abroad is a place for all nurses living and traveling abroad to connect and share resources. We can help each other professionally and learn from each other’s stories.
Whether you’re on an international travel nursing assignment or working abroad as a digital nomad in healthcare technology, this is the place for you if you want to learn from an amazing community of nurses who share your passion for life and travel abroad!
I’m Lindsay and I was a burnt-out staff nurse 4 years ago working the night shift on an oncology floor. I had a 2-week vacation and I really wanted to travel abroad. I booked a 2-week trip to Central America.
On that trip, I was reminded of my love for travel, adventure, and learning new languages. (I also happened to meet a boy on that trip who would later become my husband!) I became determined to change my life so I could both explore the world and spend more time getting to know that cute boy in the photo…
Four years later, I’m here married to Ariel, and living in Central America as we await his US visa. I started The Nurse Abroad as a way to connect with other nurses living and traveling abroad. I can’t wait to get to know you, and thanks for being here!
The Nurse Abroad: Your Nurse Expat Hub!
The Nurse Abroad is your hub for all things nursing and international travel. You’ve come to the right place if you are:
- A nurse living and working in a different country in any capacity
- Someone who transferred your nursing license to a different country and working overseas
- A digital nomad nurse with a love for international travel
- Working in telehealth
- A nurse coach or entrepreneur with location independence to work from anywhere
- A nurse working abroad in a health-care adjacent field
- Someone who changed careers completely and quit nursing for tech, real estate, marketing, or a different field
Or maybe you haven’t started your nurse expat journey yet and you came to this site to learn about how you can start working towards a lifelong goal. If you’re anything like me, you don’t want to wait until you’re 65 and retired to start going on adventures. All I can say is start.
This website will be full of resources for you, but here are some initial ideas to get you started:
- Increase your nursing income by travel nursing, finding a higher-paying job, or accepting a promotion
- Live below your means and focus on saving money and downsizing your lifestyle
- Find work you can do online from anywhere: tutoring, freelance writing, content creation, health coaching
- Start a business to supplement your income and have location independence
- Network, network, network with other nurses who have done what it is you are trying to do!
Every day, I speak with nurses in location-independent careers so I can learn as much as possible about different options for nurses who want to live and travel abroad. I’m so excited for you to learn along with me!
Are You Ready?
Are you ready to connect with other nurses like you who love traveling and have built global careers? Get digital nomad nurse tips sent to your inbox weekly so you can learn as much as possible about how to start!
