simple math

i asked him, “can you do this eleven more times?

do what eleven more times?”

“can you work and live in weird little apartments around the world, with me, eleven more times?” 

it had been one month to the day that we left for our remote year. there are 12 months in a year. we have 11 to go.

light bulb.

he looked up. smiled.

“yes.

flowers

this one’s for keith

5 Shoreditch discoveries from our first week in London

The first stretch of our remote year route starts in London. We’re here for three months. Three months is a quarter of our entire year-long trip. That’s a long time.

London is huge. And expensive. It was crucial that we found a place to live here that was affordable, livable and worth three months of our time. For weeks we researched the hundreds of neighborhoods, boroughs and districts of London to decide where we wanted to plant ourselves.

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5 reasons why we are doing a remote year

man walking in flowers

As this dream slowly blooms into our reality and we get closer to the April 26, 2018 departure date, I know that I can work and live remotely around the world for a year. This is right for me. I just know.

Traveling to a new international city to live, experience, eat, drink and breathe the life of the locals are just perks of this decision I have made. What I find myself wanting to get out on [digital] paper is the why.

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