Wendy and I met through a Facebook group of likeminded women. When she told me that she had left her 9-5 job in Miami to work remotely and travel for a year through Croatia, Serbia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Bali, it seemed like we'd have plenty to chat about. As she expands her brand, Where Art Thou, she has also had an experience of a lifetime, as things unfold in ways she never could have imagined. Here's her story...
Wendy, it’s great to catch you during your travels. Where are you right now? What did you have for breakfast today?
Hey Carolyn! Thanks for taking the time to follow up with me. When I saw your website I loved the idea. Thanks for the opportunity to share my travel story.
Right now I am in Canggu, Bali and am currently having coffee and a smoothie bowl with fresh fruit and granola toppings that honestly looks like art on a plate. It’s so pretty!
Awesome! So, I know you are traveling with We Roam, a professional remote work program. Tell us everything. What has been/is your itinerary?
We Roam is a travel-while-working program that curates trips around the world for select remote workers who want to pursue their love of travel, without putting their careers on hold.
Late last year, I found out about this program and thought it was an amazing opportunity to travel with a group of like-minded professionals. Every month we travel to a new country.
I applied in late October of 2016, went through the interview process and got accepted to come on board. What’s nice about We Roam is that you can select your start and end date. So I started in August in Split, Croatia and since then we’ve traveled to Serbia, Thailand, Vietnam and this month, Indonesia.
And is the work you’re doing only related to art? What are some of the jobs you’ve held?
The main purpose of this trip for me was to focus on my art brand- living the brand and spreading the word but in between I’ve taken on some freelance graphic design jobs.
How many people are you traveling and working with? Is everyone doing something different?
We are a group of about 30 from all over the U.S and a couple of other countries like Brazil and Israel. Everyone works on something different, although a majority work in the tech industry like software engineering and coding.