Michelle Wintersteen
https://mkwgraphics.com
Where are you from?
Born in Santa Barbara, raised in San Diego but have always had a travel bug. Studied abroad in Italy twice during school, just got back from 6 weeks in Costa Rica.
What do you do?
I am a freelance graphic designer who specializes in helping small, service based brands turn their business vision into visuals.
How are you nomadic?
I am 100% self employed freelancer and all of my work can be done with the adobe creative suite + high speed internet.
What’s your favorite part of being a nomad?
What I love most about being a nomad is that life becomes comfortably unpredictable. I don’t know where I will be in 3 weeks, 3 months or 3 years from now and it’s both terrifying and liberating.
What’s your least favorite part?
My least favorite part is trying to strike the right balance between work and play. When you’re living in a new city, it’s really enticing to procrastinate work and go explore but I have to remember to get my work done and keep my clients happy as well.
What’s your craziest story?
When studying abroad in Florence, a friend and I snuck into Men’s Fashion week without a badge and jumped over hedges to avoid security.
What’s next for you?
Taking up semi permanent residence in Lake Tahoe, NV while I learn to fly my new drone. Then, off to South Africa Jan 19!