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In the spring of 2024, Paige Goldstein was " digital nomading " in South Africa when she got a fateful LinkedIn notification. A mutual connection had tagged her in the comments of a post by Grayson Harris , who was also digital nomading in Cape Town at the time. Goldstein clicked "connect" and direct messaged Harris, asking to meet up for coffee.
"I was just open to connection — especially as nomads, when you see someone who's similar to you, it's about that deeper connection first," she says. "But when I saw him, it felt more like a date