Gave up my Manhattan apt, technically homeless, I guess. Must spend 330/365 days of 2014 outside of the US. Didn’t know if I’d still enjoy it by the end, but I love it, so now will likely extend to all of 2015. I made it as far as Turkey in the first leg before hoping back to the states for a few weeks.
not intent on arriving.” - Lao Tzu First impression… redeye flight, detained in customs for 4 hours. Embraced this quote a bit too much. London didn’t agree with me, or Lao Tzu [lou-dzuh]. Aside: may be better not to do what I did
they’re going.” – Paul Theroux 1) Work on my company every day. 2) Don’t make plans more than a few weeks ahead of time. 3) Ensure I have a place to sleep and internet access. (Redundant internets perf.)
he has come to see.” – G.K. Chesterton 4) Spend a considerable amount of time in each place (1 month+). 5) Live/work in residential/local areas (airbnb.com rather than hotels) 6) Favor local favorites over tourist attractions.
Spain Romania Bulgaria Turkey NYC Florida Canada Arkansas Mexico Peru ? Chile ? Argentina ? Brazil ? ! ! should be 13 for all of 2014 Asia/Australia/Africa in 2015?
belongings (not that much, twas a NYC apartment) RULE: not used once a week, it gets thrown out. Exception: broken camera =/ Only really miss my cast-iron skillet. Cooking on the road is hard, so mostly eat out. Something very freeing about being able to put everything you own on your back in ~15 min.
landing in a new country: 1) local sim card 2) cash in local currency 3) figure out where I am, where I’m going, and how I get to there 4) find a place to work 5) start learning about the area
That’s why I mostly stayed in Mitte. meeting and talking with people not much older, who remember the wall falling progression of friends, activity from week 1 - 4
The Buddha I’m a workaholic. Doesn’t matter. If you want to travel, find a way to do it now. Many people I talk to say it’s something they want to do, but haven’t yet. Why?
the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain from my ferry commute when I was living in asia and working in europe.
first time in history, it’s possible to completely disconnect your physical location from your job/career/salary potential. Possible for anyone who’s main output is digital. You have access to the world market from your living room.
office environment, just different. Don’t have to travel to be remote… differences apply to anyone working out of office Either your team rallies to each other’s side or they don’t. Physical office or not.
when working closely with others, find a way to have a period of time when you’re both online. 4 hours is a good benchmark. Adjusted my time from working late at night in the US to working in the morning. Next year in Asia, ask me how this goes…
themselves. No one really knows what you’re up too unless you say so. Micromanaging someone remotely is almost impossible. Trust is important, we need to be able to trust someone to take an idea and run with it.
are a great way to re-align. Great time for imaginative thinking/brainstorming, as getting familiar with everyone on the team. Nothing beats face-to-face time.
office, it was easy to solve company problems and make decisions together. That stopped happening for the first 3 months we were remote. Until we met at the retreat and realized there was a problem.
except death and taxes.” - Benjamin Franklin Copyright HBO or something You can’t escape the IRS anywhere on earth. But, no US income tax on first $95k + $25-30k in income if you quality. Few options, I chose the physical absence test. If you don’t stay long enough to be a resident anywhere… no taxes.
between the same job in different places. People are talented everywhere, but some are paid much more simply because where they live. This leads to thinking they must leave to move forward in their careers. Historically right, but it’s slowly changing. This will likely even out somewhat over time, as remote work becomes more and more prevalent, and internet age skills continue to increase in demand. However, likely will never completely go away (language barriers, human nature to place more trust in those we know personally).
is your oyster. Take it. Whether you’re travel, or work in Arkansas, there’s nothing stopping you from taking advantage of all the worlds opportunities. Hurdles are mainly human. I personally felt inferior when trying to find work on in SF/NYC for the first time. Realizing you’re as talented as anyone else, and finding ways to earn trust in the center of your industry, the sky’s the limit, no matter where you live.
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