"When I became aware of Remote Year it struck me as exactly what I was looking for - the travel adventure without sacrificing my career goals."

"Before joining Remote Year, I wasn’t working remotely and was very much 95% office based."

"For me it was a chance to explore and keep my job, trying out this digital nomad lifestyle, with the safety net of a community around. "

"I’ve always found traveling to be more fulfilling when I’m able to share the experience with other people."

"Remote Year is an amazing program but what helps define your experience will be the interactions you have with your group."

"I had never worked remotely before, and it’s not a big part of our firm’s culture. Remote Year led me through the process of creating a business case to present to my upper management." 

"It has been an exciting and challenging venture and travelling with my Remote Year cohort of entrepreneurs, developers, and marketing experts has certainly come in handy." 

"Just take the leap – a net will appear. If you want an experience that grows you in every way possible, travel will do it. You’ll come out a better, stronger and happier person on the other side!"

"It is true, there is no place like home.  But when home becomes the entire world, all it’s people, opportunities and experiences… that ‘saying’ takes on a whole new meaning.  It takes sometime to start feeling that way… but when it kicks in, there is no greater feeling of freedom."

"Productivity has actually increased because I’ve taken on more projects, started using Slack as a communication tool, and have found ways to use time more flexibly."

"There is nothing that expands your horizons, shifts your perspective, or stretches you personally, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually... more than travel. DO IT!"

"My business has grown tenfold since I started Remote Year, and I owe that in part to the connections I've made both through travel and through the RY network."

"Remote Year was a chance for me to explore the world with so many interesting like minded people."

"Remote Year for me feels like a modern-day tribe in that we roam from city to city always having each other’s backs. You bond really deeply with the people you traveling with. "

"I love the Remote Year lifestyle and hope to figure out the best way to get paid for doing something I love while maintaining this ability to travel, be inspired by the amazing world we live in, and help give back to the incredible communities we are visiting.

"My biggest breakthroughs in life have always been when I got out of my comfort zone."

"Remote Year offered me an opportunity to push myself in ways that I felt wouldn't be possible without the program."

"It wasn't until last year that I knew my dream of working for myself full time was getting bigger. I had no idea that I'd be able to do it so quickly but Remote Year is what helped me pull the trigger and make it a reality sooner."

"I had never travelled outside of North America and needed to get that going sooner than later. I thought about doing a month long trip to fill that void, then I came across Remote Year. It seemed like a great way to travel, be part of a community of likeminded people, while still being able to work."

"Remote Year is a passionate organization that has revolutionized the work/life balance and a company that continues to grow and strive for success with each new program.

"Opportunity presented itself and it seemed like a great chance to see the world while maintaining my career and working."

"Remote Year became the catalyst for a much-needed life pivot - a means to break free from 'regular programming' and combine both career and personal aspirations with the freedom of global travel."

"This August, with the support of the RY Magellan entrepreneurship group, I started my own business." 

"Life is short - stop overthinking, get on the airplane and eat all the things!"

"I’m absolutely hands-down more productive than I was back at home."

"I began to be exhausted by life's many redundancies and I wanted to be inspired again by the basic elements of life."

"I wanted to bring traveling to the forefront but not at the expenses of my professional development. It doesn't have to be either or."

"I'd been in the same city for 6+ years and was craving adventure, something different."