One hostel owner in Medellin changed my whole remote work setup

I was dead set against coworking spaces. Thought they were overpriced and fake. Been hopping hostels for 2 years with my laptop. Then in Medellin, this hostel owner named Carlos pulled me aside. Said, "You pay $300 a month for a bunk bed and work off a shaky table. That cafe across the street charges $5 a day and has fiber optic. Do the math." He was right. I checked it out, got a month pass for $110. Stable chair, real desk, no one asking me to buy another coffee. My output doubled in a week. Now I always book a desk for at least 3 days wherever I land. Anyone else resist coworking spaces then get flipped by one random local?

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stellaa692mo ago

My first coworking experience was in a tiny spot in Chiang Mai and I HATED it. Felt like everyone was showing off their MacBooks and pretending to be busy. So I swore them off for like a year. Then I landed in Lisbon and my Airbnb host basically forced me to use the desk in her building lobby. It was just a table and wifi but nobody bothered me and suddenly I was getting full work days done by 3pm. That's when I realized it wasnt about the space being fancy or cool. It was about having a spot where people leave you alone and the internet doesnt drop every 20 minutes. Now I look for any place with a stable chair and a lockable door, coworking or not. Carlos is right, the math is simple when you stop being stubborn about it.

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