KarmaFrog1 was originally a music channel for Karma Frog Records, helmed by singer/songwriter Adam Marsland and associated with many other talented, vintage pop-sounding artists. Starting in 2019 with "Adam Walks Around" Karma Frog began to branch into original video content, developing new series for youTube and using its extensive music catalog and sound expertise to create high quality new shows.
Sadly true of almost any kind of employment situation these days, which is why I decided not to mention it other than the generic warning about avoiding horror stories.
In Sept 2024 now, I was watching your latest Expat Curious videos, and decided to go back and start at the beginning of them with this one. I'm a bit shocked that this video is now getting about 1 comment per year, when it is pure gold.
OK, so specifically, what are you doing to earn money remotely, besides playing in clubs? What remote work do you do? I'd like to see you break down your expenses and what income sources you have. If I recall, you've never really done that. Quite a few people who are now living in another country have gone over their expenses and have been open about how they make money.
I did go over my expenses in the $500 A Month video, but they vary depending on where I'm living at the time. My income is very inconsistent since what I don't make from shows and youTube is dependent on what comes over the transom. I don't have a single tidy answer to give anyone. I hustle and my answer would be different from month to month. Mostly, it's as I said in the video: music production work and video editing.
@@karmafrog1 So then these countries you are in or OK with people who are not citizens working while staying in their country. I'm just curious because I know some countries do not want people coming in and doing work, but more of them are becoming open to digital nomads. How do your employers pay you? Do you have a bank account locally or do you still use a US account and debit/credit card to access cash?
Really well done, Adam! Beautiful photography and great storytelling. Fascinating to see this part of the world that I would most likely never experience otherwise.
Slightly O/T, but what ultimately happened to Bill? By this I mean were his remains interred (presumably in Georgia), were they cremated, something else? Some individuals who have followed this search for however many years may wish to visit his grave and/or place some flowers (if applicable).
I take your point about sampling before buying, but any potential expat should be aware that many of the intial challenges of relocation are related to relocation and not to the particular destination, which they will discover if they bail after 6 months because they think the country they've moved to is not a good fit. It may be a fine fit but you may need more than 6 months to find out.
Fair enough, it was sort of an arbitrary number on my part. But I'd argue that the biggest relocation expense is getting out of the U.S. Once you're in another place, it's certainly going to cost you money to shift, but not necessarily a lot (if for instance you're getting hammered with unexpected COL in the first destination and the second is significantly cheaper, you might actually save money. This has happened to me)
Good stuff. Within a few years, I might be hanging near family 1/3 time, traveling as a US nomad on wheels 1/3 time, traveling as an international nomad 1/3 time. All subject to change based upon events, including family, business, finances, medical changes, whatever. And the big wildcard if a relationship forms, which for the first time in my life I'm not especially aiming for, though I've not decided to rule it out. Part of life is not knowing what all the future chapters are, just hopefully being able to shape a few of them.
New supporter. I love that intro. I appreciate the exposition throughout the video. It's cool that you talk to the locals to get their stories to share. What a naturally beautiful place. That waterfall was gorgeous. Wild climbing a mountain in the dark. Given I've done that a few times in Acadia so I can't knock it. Definitely worth it for those views.
Thanks for the follow-up video. Makes sense that if he made it to Convington wash/trailhead he would have been mentally fatigued and made some bad decisions from that point on. One thing I did not catch. Did he have a compass? Reason I ask is that even without topo maps as a vet I would have assumed he use his compass, found east and bushwacked back where his car or at least the park road was located. That is the one problem I have with him heading north-west following a wash if he got lost around Stubbe Springs.
I do cover this in the main video (Ep. 48 of Adam Walks Around), though there's a lot of information there and it's easy to miss. Bill certainly had a small compass, and the fact that it didn't seem to help him get back to his car is a fairly significant clue as to what *didn't* happen. With the Stubbe Springs scenario Bill had three reasons the compass wouldn't help him. The first is he probably would not have gotten it out until he knew he was lost, since he was trying to make time and had an obvious path to follow. The second is the topography of the area. Stubbe Springs is in kind of a curved bowl with low mountains to the north and east which would have been in the way of a bushwhack back. But the biggest issue here is darkness. Bill had a compass, yes, but he does not seem to have had a proper flashlight. Without that, he would not have been able to navigate over the mountains in the dark. That's what puts him in Covington Wash. In the dark he would not be able to find his way over the mountains nor probably to the trail back out. There's only two real explanations that explain what happened here. One is some kind of injury, but that doesn't seem to line up with the timeline, geography, cell reception patterns and Bill's known movements. The other is that Bill got waylaid long enough for night to fall and him to be forced north. The only scenario that I can think of that checks those boxes is this one.
What a neat hike. It was really pretty. I would love to do this hike someday. I am not sure about needing gas masks though. Congratulations on making it to the top yourself.
I did make it up without a mask, not sure how bright that was though. The bigger issue was having to breathe only through my nose. It made it really hard to get enough oxygen.
Adam growing RU-vid is bloody hard! It's been a huge slog for me. I wonder if a split in types of videos over different channels is a solution? Because I see you have music videos and travel/walking which might confuse the dreaded algorithm. Personally my channel is a travel channel only, BUT the videos cover a wide range of types of travel video such as flight reviews (which tend to do pretty well) to city exploration etc which are very much hit an miss. Also I found my Philippines videos did a lot better than my more recent Japan videos have done thus far.
Hi Adam! Andy from the vloggers group here! Wonderful video mate hiking in the middle of the night! You're probably around my age or a little older but a hellova lot fitter! Very impressive! And then you show the tourists on buggies or something being dragged up the volcano! That's... pretty ridiculous I've got to admit. Looking forward to checking out more of your adventures sir!
I know I'm late, but I wanted to say I greatly appreciate this and all of your other videos on the subject. I first started reading about this case on Tom Mahood's website years ago, when he was still updating. I always assumed OtherHand would be updated if Bill was found, so I never really looked elsewhere. I only just found out that Bill was found, completely by accident. This mystery has bewildered me for so long, and while it's not wrapped up all neat and tidy with a bow, I think the major questions all have reasonable answers. Thank you (and Tom) so much!
I left in 1984 at 12 years old. you can still google where my house was at 40834 mednickvale drive (house seems to be gone, or google earth just cannot zoom in that much). It intersects barstow rd, had a house to the left and the right and that was it for miles. I am deep diving the area for nostalgic reasons. excited to watch the video. Its the closest i have come to it without going back IRL.. Also fun fact, our mailboxes were all the way out on avenue "O" lol
really informative video! nice.. so rarely beach boys analysis actually go into the music itself, those strange chord progressions the Boys use, the unusual but beautiful vocal arrangements and the peculiar arrangements. In all fairness, all Beach boys music is somewhat weird, Pet Sounds too. But in a great way. Check out how complex the BV's to wouldnt it be nice are: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xvrl80keBlc.html
According to the "Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO)," there are approximately 5.4 million Americans living abroad. The AAARO assumes a 13% increase in the overseas population from 2018 to 2023. We left in 2013 and have never returned.
Thanks for this video. The timing is good for me. I can't financially afford to live in this country if the Democrats win again. So it's good to know what needs to be thought of months in advance. I don't think I'll ever be able to afford a house now that inflation has gone so high. The only time I could afford a house was 2019 and right when I was going to buy something COVID hit and I couldn't take the risk with my job having to cut back on hours. It's been 3.5 years of unprecedented inflation and I guess I just need to know when to quit pursuing unrealistic dreams. I've been to SE Asia before and felt the same way when I returned, that I didn't need so much stuff. But you gradually take up your hobbies and things and the things you share with your friends and you end up with more stuff again.
Digitizing your physical collection is not a great option, given software crashes, viruses, etc., which can destroy them in an instant. The powers that be have been promoting dispossession for a while now, which has had the opposite effect on me. Now, I want to acquire or keep physical copies of everything, as I do not want some global corporation or government to decide on a whim one day that I cannot read books they don't like, and delete all digital copies, for example. On the other hand, I appreciate the freedom of movement that your downsizing gave you.
Well, one should also have multiple backups, of course. But at the end of the day I don't really *need* most of this stuff, anyway. It's tragic when people lose, for example, all of their momentoes in a house fire. But it doesn't end their lives. If you want to keep physical copies of everything, more power to you, but it's not going to make it easy to transfer locations.
Did you travel a lot internationally before your move? I suppose that would make it mentally less intimidating. I imagine most Americans have never traveled to places like Cambodia, Indonesia, or Malaysia. Moving there permanently would therefore be very unlikely.
Well, it's interesting because I left the US in 2017 and prior to 2013 I had never gone overseas and found the prospect frightening. If you had told me in 2012 I'd be living in Asia full time in five years I would have thought you were flat insane. At a certain point in your life you have to decide whether you're just going to stick with what feels safe, or make a calculated risk to jump to something new. My first flight to Asia, which was taken more or less on a whim, I was literally terrified. But I also knew if I stuck it out I might find a whole new life. And I did. They do say the first step is the hardest and I find that to be literally true.
Good to have you back, Adam. I've relocated several times and I'm down to two suitcases of clothes, laptop, phone, and hardcopies of documents. Really don't need much else and its liberating not to be owned by stuff. Carlin addressed this years ago: "That’s all your house is: a place to keep your stuff. If you didn’t have so much stuff, you wouldn’t need a house. You could just walk around all the time."
Great work Adam as always. It's actually somewhat frightening to me when creatives are held to such a hectic schedule and to keep expecting great commercial results. I could not imagine the pressure and the toll it takes on ones psyche. If Brian were an architect/builder it's analogous to him creating decent-to-nice tract housing in 1962 to becoming Frank Gehry in four years time. It's truly astounding.
