World of Nuance
The world isn't black and white, and when you dig deep enough, you can find beauty in the contrasts. My mission on YouTube channel is to show you that there’s more than one way to live your life.
🎬 ABOUT THE CREATOR
Jon Santiago is a creator with a background in digital reporting and storytelling. His work spans various industries, from sports journalism to brand and content marketing. He began his career in the NBA, where he covered the Sacramento Kings for nearly a decade. He also worked in broadcasting at iHeartRadio, contributing to news production and on-air reporting at KFBK radio. His written work has previously been featured in SB Nation, SLAM Magazine, ESPN.com, and The Publish Press.
World of Nuance
He was fleeing a war he refused to fight.
“Would you like to share a table?” he asked, moments after I stepped into the restaurant. It was packed, and we were both dining alone.
Over steaming bowls of goulash, he told me everything.
How he left his mother, his wife, and the life he knew back in Russia.
How he lost his job for choosing exile over enlistment.
How sanctions froze his finances, forcing him to convert his savings into crypto.
We sat only feet apart from each other, but the distance between our realities couldn’t have been greater.
I was in Budapest by choice, free to go home whenever I wanted. He was there because he had no home to return to.
In America, we convince ourselves we’re in complete control of our destiny. We treat stability like the air we breathe, a given, until we run out of it.
Sometimes the greatest privilege is never having to find out how fast everything can be taken from you.
Photo is of the Danube River, taken from Buda Castle.
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Check out the latest from my friend@indiawitkin. She digs deep into the history and future of one the world's favorite beverages!
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Freedom cost her exactly $50,000.
In her 5 years wandering the world as a nomad, @SaraBurdick kept returning to Colombia. Something about this place felt like home.
So in 2024, she bought 1.5 acres with a fixer-upper coffee farm in the Antioqueña countryside - straight cash, no debt.
How did she do it?
Read the story on my newsletter to find out!
➡️www.worldofnuance.com/p/she-traveled-the-world-the…
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What if you had a prestigious, profitable, and stable life that you knew deep down wasn't right for you? 🧐
Would you leave it all behind for a new one with no guarantees?
Sara Burdick (@SaraBurdick) did. She quit the American rat race to live on a Colombian coffee farm she bought for only $50,000.
Before that, she was working multiple nursing jobs in Los Angeles, caught in the cycle of earning and consuming. Despite all the money she was making, she couldn't look in in the mirror without thought thinking "I'm not happy."
How did she find the courage to take leap into the uknown? Does she have any regrets?
Find out the answers to these questions and more by learning about Sara's radical reinvention in my latest video. 👇
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I used to think travel was all about seeing new places. ✈️
But what I ultimately discovered from nearly a decade of nomading across 40 countries (and counting) is something far richer and deeper.
It started with quitting my job in the unusual (and unconventional) world of Las Vegas nightlife marketing in 2016, buying a one-way ticket to Europe, and a conversation with a stranger that changed everything for me.
Read the full story and subscribe to my newsletter ➡️ www.worldofnuance.com/p/i-traveled-to-see-the-worl…
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“We must not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.” - TS Elliot
This sums up how I feel about travel. Seeing more of the world has made more appreciative of where I'm from.
Whenever I'm back in my hometown of Vallejo, CA, I like to do things that support the local economy. Things like eating at new restaurants or attending community events (like concerts by this incredible up and coming rapper named LaRussell of @GoodCompenny. Go check him out!).
For those of you who've traveled a lot, how has it changed your view of where you're from?
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What happens when a father and son come together to have an open dialogue about some of life's biggest questions?
You get an amazing newsletter called Letters With My Father. It's written by my friends Tom ( @FindingTom ) and Bill Kuegler, and I'm excited to share with you that three of us are teaming up! 🤝
On Sunday March 9 at 3 pm EST, I'll be moderating a fireside discussion with Tom and Bill over on Substack. We'd love it if you could join us!
But we don't want to limit this conversation to just the three of us. We'd like to hear from you! So if you're interested in participating, sign up to my email newsletter (linked below) and you'll get a notification for the event delivered straight to your inbox.
Sign up here ➡️ www.worldofnuance.com/
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Which of these places would you prefer to call home?
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Do you love to experience travel through through your taste buds?
If so, you are going to enjoy this new YouTube channel with a new friend of mine, India Witkin. She just published her first episode where she takes you into Queens and it's incredible Nepali food scene. Check it out!
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What's it like to live inside one of the most famous houses in the world?
George Horsfall is owner of one of the iconic Painted Ladies located in San Francisco's Alamo Square. Living inside his baby blue painted lady is like living in a proverbial "fish bowl".
But there are two other words that come to mind for him that describe what life is like between those walls.
"One is magic," he said. "And one is disconnect..."
Learn more about what he means by watching the video I made about George's unique home. ⬇️
https://youtu.be/SfPFEKaYw0I
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