Remote Year Blog: How to Work Remotely and Travel Often

From Events to Tech: How Avivi Huynh Used the Power of Community to Change Her Career

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From Events to Tech: How Avivi Huynh Used the Power of Community to Change Her Career

Discover how future scrum master Avivi Huynh was inspired to pivot from her career in events coordination into something that was more fulfilling for her. After finishing nearly five programs – yes, five! – she’s become a pillar of the Remote Year community. Read on to learn more about her journey.

Top 4 Ways to Get a Remote Job

Greg Caplan, Co-Founder of Remote Year, shares his tips for how to get a remote job. Tip #1: Tap into your network.

How You Can Level Up Your Career by Going on the Road with Remote Year

If you’ve been on the fence about taking your remote job abroad, we totally get it. It’s a big commitment! But Remote Year is here rooting for you every step of the way. Here’s how joining us means investing in yourself and in your future.

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Community Spotlight

From Events to Tech: How Avivi Huynh Used the Power of Community to Change Her Career

3 people working remotely from a hut in guatemala

Life on the Road With Remote Year: Tech and Design Professionals Share Their Stories

Have you ever wondered what life on the road with Remote Year is like for professionals working in tech and design roles? Today we’re sharing the stories of 7 individuals who decided to take the leap and join a Remote Year program.

Launching a Business and Finding Love On The Road: Meet Whitney Bateson

Discover how a life-changing year-long Remote Year program helped Whitney launch a business, travel the world, and even find love.

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Travel Tips

8 Remote Working Tips for Beginners

Our passions lie in a few areas: travel, global understanding and remote work. If you're jumping into the latter for the first time, we're here to give you a few tips from the experts.

Wander Women: Why Female Travelers are Flocking to Work and Travel Programs

Women are flocking to work and travel programs as an alternative to solo travel as they seek out community and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

You Really Should Just Travel the World for a Year

Should I travel the world for a year? That depends - do you want your life to change?

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Impact

Hispanic Heritage Month - A Remote Year celebration of cultures and communities

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re sharing personal stories from across our Remote Year community.

Remote Year Yugen - Building homes in Bogota

How Remote Year’s Yugen Program Raised $80,000 and Built 3 Homes in Bogota, Colombia

What positive impact could you make while traveling the world for 12-months? To celebrate our commitment to including at least 1 positive impact experience in each destination we visit, we are spotlighting one of the most prolific positive impact projects to date, the Remote Year Yugen Build. We hope that this incredibly successful initiative inspires our Remote Year Nation to effect positive change as we explore the world together and prepare for future journeys together.

Remote Nation Impact Stories: How One Airplane Ride Inspired Positive Change in Cape Town

While on Remote Year’s 12-month work + travel program, Heidi Liedtke and her Remote Year peers were instrumental in initiating a lasting partnership to support Emthonjeni, a local NGO that works with women and girls in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Remote Year

Meet the New Remote Year - Same community, same adventures, a whole new look and feel

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves - check out our new look and website. Work anywhere. Adventure everywhere. Do it all with Remote Year.

Science Says That Travel Changes You - Tell Us Something We Don't Know

A new study revealed that people who live abroad for long periods of time have increased “self-concept clarity” - essentially, they understand themselves better than people who never live in a different country.

What is Slow Travel? And How to Do It

Slow travel is bringing us back to the roots of why we travel. See how you can embrace this mindset to offset travel fatigue and fully immerse yourself in your experiences.

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