Learn how to attend the colorful Holi Festival in India, the lantern festival in Thailand, or Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Ranika Koneru joins Matt from Bulgaria right after her Keynote address at the Bansko Nomad Fest.  They talk about Bulgarian wines and how Ranika prepared for her first major public speech.  Ranika then reflects on her Indian-American background, identity, experience growing up in Texas, and how her interest in world travel developed.  She talks about studying abroad in Spain, living in China and Korea, Summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, and opens up about experiencing ‘reverse culture shock’ upon returning to the U.S.  Ranika then talks about her transition into becoming a full time digital nomad, offers tips on sustaining a life of full-time world travel with no base, and shares her reflections on dating in the digital nomad lifestyle.  She then talks about founding her company “Cloud Connections” to help digital nomads experience the world’s most epic cultural festivals in a respectful and culturally immersive way.  Ranika explains the meaning, history, and cultural significance of the Holi Festival in India, as well as the Ye Peng and Loy Krathong festivals in Thailand.  She also offers a special discount to listeners of The Maverick Show to attend any of these festivals with Cloud Connections.  And, finally, Ranika reflects on the impact all of this world travel has had on her as a person and what travel means to her today.