Chiang Mai is currently having its worst flood on record. For the past 2 days I've been stuck here with no water and power, which also means no aircon

Martin Rue

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2024-10-06 08:00:04

Chiang Mai is currently having its worst flood on record. For the past 2 days I've been stuck here with no water and power, which also means no aircon or internet.

My nomad adventure, which I set out on 8 months ago, has been full of surprises, but this one wins the award for the biggest. Fun fact: it's also the second flood in the 3 weeks I've been here.

The plan in Chiang Mai was to spend the month hunkering down, getting into some deep work on an exciting new project. The past 3 weeks have made that quite difficult, though I have made some minor progress.

On the other hand, choosing to stay in this building and wait out the floods has been a great reset, reminding me every day (including today, day 3) that nothing is for granted in life. Not running water, not electricity or internet. Not even food.

I have 2-3 more days of food, and a decent appetite for fasting. I have at least 1 week of bottled water. I'm grateful I was able to prepare by keeping my eye on the data following the first flood.