How to work remotely and travel? Check our remote work and travel blog for stories from our global community of remote workers, and tips and tricks for working remotely.

Remote Year Blog: How to Work Remotely and Travel Often

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Our Continued Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - 2021 Learnings So Far

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Remote Year CEO, Greg Caplan, on the news of raising a round of funding from Lightbank, a venture capital firm based out of Chicago.

Remote Year raises $5 million in funding from Lightbank.

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To continue celebrating PRIDE month, we sat down with Casa Frida's Coordinator of Communications, Saúl Olvera, to learn more about the incredible impact this organization is having on the LGBTQ+ community of Mexico City.

Beyond PRIDE: How Casa Frida in Mexico City Shelters Vulnerable LGBTQ+ Youth but Provides Remote Year Participants with a Life Changing Experience

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Miguel, a Program Leader for Remote Year Ohana, saw the potential for Remotes to impact the communities that they were visiting in an even larger way. Here's how he accomplished his Positive Impact goals.

Ohana Love: Strategically Creating Positive Impact Initiatives to Unlock Untapped Potential

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Today, we join the United Nations in calling for the protection and recognition of the achievements and contributions that indigenous peoples make to the world, society, and in particular, environmental conservation.

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Holds Special Meaning for Remote Year

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

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

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A Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Update from Remote Year

To create a world we are proud of, we had to start with ourselves

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Elayne Fluker, a member of Remote Year Shoshin, has taken her "Support is Sexy" podcast global, interviewing women entrepreneurs from around the world.

Elayne Fluker is Encouraging Women Entrepreneurs Through Her “Support is Sexy” Podcast on Remote Year

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(...but that won’t stop us from trying)

Creating a more peaceful world is harder than we thought

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Remote Year Yugen took the idea of Positive Impact and kicked it up a notch, aspiring to raise $116,000 to build 58 homes in Bogotá.

58 Homes. $116,000. One Remote Year Community.

Celebrating PRIDE Month

As we celebrate Pride month this June, we invite our LGBTQ+ staff members and members from our Remote Year Nation to share some of their personal stories. 

Celebrating Pride Month: Connecting with the LGBTQ+ community around the world

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Remote Year Yugen has taken the idea of "positive impact" to the next level in their pursuit of building 58 houses in Bogotá in partnership with TECHO. Elizabeth Blasi of Remote Year Yugen details how they've done it.

Yugen Build: How to Effectively Fundraise for a Great Cause

Travel Noir x Remote Year Partnership

We are excited to announce a new partnership with Venture Noire! Together our dynamic teams will lead “In the Black”, a first-of-its-kind, 8-week program to support Black and minority entrepreneurs in the travel and hospitality industries. This 3-year partnership will combine Venture Noire’s expertise in scaling entrepreneurial businesses with Remote Year’s experience in creating a transformational community-based platform for remote working globally.  

Remote Year and Venture Noire partner in a Global Accelerator Program for Black and Minority Entrepreneurs 

Black Culture, Identity, and Travel: Our Community Shares Their Stories

As we celebrate Black History Month this February, we want to share personal stories and spotlight voices from across our Remote Year community. 

Celebrating Black History Month by Honoring Black Voices at Remote Year

As we celebrate Black History Month, Community Manager Joshua Best shares how traveling to Remote Year destinations in Asia and Latin America has shaped his perspective of the Black experience. 

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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. 

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

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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.

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

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Currently in Guatemala on Remote Year’s 4-month Ochoa program, Marvin Balan shares how he creates impact while working remotely. Marvin is leveraging his Remote Year experience to build stronger connections with the young adults he serves. 

Remote Nation Impact Stories: Working on the Road with Nonprofit Year Up

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Remote Year sits down with local experience managers in Mexico and Thailand to understand how they put the diverse program members top of mind when planning, specifically the LGBTQ community.

Celebrating Pride through Worldly Experiences: Remote Year Sits Down with Two LGBTQ City Managers

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VP of Brand, Product & Community, Tue Le, shares an update on Remote Years continued commitment program diversity, acceptance, and safety, within the LGBTQ+ community.

Our Continued Commitment to our LGBTQ+ Communities Around the World - How Remote Year is Celebrating PRIDE

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Greg Caplan, Founder and CEO of Remote Year, shares his hopes for how the next societal shift could change the world in the first of our Founder's Posts.

Why Do People Want to Change the World?

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Nik Iskandar, Remote Year's Experience Manager in Kuala Lumpur, shares his local perspective on how Diwali is celebrated in his hometown.

Diwali Provides Remote Year with Opportunities for Cultural Connection in Kuala Lumpur

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Our Remote community share stories about the different ways they express their identity and the role travel played in shaping who they are.

Closing Out Pride Month: How Three Remotes from our Nation Found Courage, Identity, and Even Love While Traveling on Remote Year

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One of Remote Year's favorite cities, Cape Town, celebrates the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela with a special Mandela Day.

Cape Town Celebrates Mandela Day