Liz Alden is a digital nomad. Most of the time she’s on her sailboat, but sometimes she’s in Texas. She knows exactly how big the world is—having sailed around it—and exactly how small it is, having bumped in to friends worldwide. She’s been a dishwasher, an engineer, a CEO, and occasionally gets paid to write or sail. Sign up for a free prequel, bonus epilogues, and behind-the-scenes articles at lizalden.com/matter/