What a gift Remote Year is, challenging you to live each and every day so fully, you can't imagine tomorrow could get more wonderful and awe-inspiring. And yet? It always does. Like today, where I woke up hungover from a day of temple visiting and a night...
While in Tokyo for four days, my friends Liz and Jess and I...
This month was super jampacked with travel, including a 9-day trek to my third continent, Africa! I loved exploring the chaos of Marrakesh—and seeing the beauty of the Sahara Desert—before returning home to my Yugies in Lisbon. Algarve with a best friend from New York...
The keyword of Remote Year is 'remote' - meaning you're far away from the normalcy you used to know. No assigned desks, no certain set of hours as you sail through timezones, no structure that constrains you to anything than what you choose to subscribe...
My friend James and I discovered a shared love for Halloween in 2010. We've carved pumpkins together every year since, including when he lived in London while waiting for his green card approval. And now, when I live in Portugal. How wonderful it is to have...
Fifteen months ago, my mom and I touched down in Lisbon. We didn't sleep much on the journey and attempted to nap, but were too excited to sit still in our Airbnb. We ended up wandering up (many) hills, finding out way to a little...
A week ago today, I rode a camel in the Sahara Desert, at sunrise and sunset. Today, I rode a bike around the fisherman villages in Trafaria, outside of the Lisbon city center, an inspiring town with a mere 1,500 population. ...
Remote Year talks frequently about living outside of your comfort zone. As remotes, we throw around a lot of words (and hashtags) about #newnormal and #level3fun, all describing the swift transformation of our lives when we packed up a bag or two to travel the world for a...
I turned 29 this month—eep! But not without a wonderful surprise video created by two dear friends, and then celebrating on the actual day in Vienna with a bestie from NYC. Did I mention I also visited Dresden, Germany, Budapest, Hungary and Tuscany and Pisa,...
Step 1: On September 21, wonder why your package still hasn't arrived, since it was sent on September 5. Step 2: Naturally, call your mom, the sender of your birthday package to check on it, because, moms. Step 3: USPS says it's in Czech Republic. Step 4: Ask...