How a stranger investigated her way into my life

24 hours ago, I thought I was going to spend Christmas alone.

This is the “Nomad Tax” that I am talking about. You might be in a beautiful country like Spain, but when the holidays hit, boom. The silence in your apartment gets loud.
I was ready to pay my dues.

And then, I got a message from Meri.

Here is the crazy part: I barely have a YouTube channel.
I have a few videos. My first trip to Japan. That’s it. I am not a “YouTuber” with a massive library of content.

But Meri saw that Japan video. And instead of clicking away, she got curious.
She searched for my name on other platforms. She found my Tiktok, Instagram, and so on.
She followed the digital breadcrumbs I had left behind.

She didn’t just consume my content, she audited my character.

She became a follower not because of a viral video, but because she pieced together who I was across the internet.

She didn’t just send a message of support. She sent a Renfe ticket and an Airbnb booking. 😆
Bringing me from Alicante to Barcelona.

How cute.

But this wasn’t just charity. This was business.

Before I even packed my bag, Meri opened her books to me.
She shared her business model. She offered me a partnership.
She pitched an idea that aligns perfectly with my life.

She saw my struggles and even though I had barely posted on YouTube, she saw the potential.
She realised that my experience ..and the voice she found across my social was an asset.

This experience has completely rewired how I view the internet.

I used to worry that I didn’t have “enough” content.
I realised today that you don’t need a library. You just need a signal.

I put out a small signal in Japan. Meri picked it up in Spain.
She did the work to find me, verify me, and bet on me.

The Serendipity Engine

I am writing this while the Spanish countryside blurs past my window on the train to Barcelona.
I am going to meet a woman I have never touched, to discuss business, to celebrate a holiday I thought I’d spend in silence.

It turns out, the internet isn’t just a place for content.
It is a serendipity engine.
If you put out even a small spark of your true self, the right people will follow the light.

Barcelona, here I come. 🚅