Remote YearReviews of remoteyear.com

I truly had a great experience with Remote Year. I did a 1-month work-travel program in Medellin, Colombia. I did very little research about Medellin before I left, because RY handles everything. It was so nice to be able to just show up and accommodation, cowork space, trips, activities, and friends(!) were all basically handed to me on a silver platter the day I arrived. RY made me more confident about remotely working wherever on my own, but I also plan on doing more Remote Year months in the future.

Antigua was an amazing experience! The side trips were unforgettable - like the day we spent with the Gonzalez family at their coffee farm - Josh created opportunities to connect across cultures and fall in love with his country. All the Remote Year staff worked hard to create community, make sure we had what we needed, and forge lifelong bonds in the group. I wish I could keep traveling with them!

I read the reviews and 4.6 out of 5 was very impressive! A friend asked me to rate the service that she provided for me and told me that it is better to give NO review than to give a bad review. Her most knowledgeable suggestion reminds me of my dearly departed Holy mother's admonition..."if you can't say something nice... don't say anything at all" I hope to write a review of an actual experience...if I am permitted to actually have an experience.

Remote Year was an excellent experience overall; sound-bites don't really cut it for a one month adventure so I will write a bit about the flavor of my trip. I understand that one month may be short for some, but I decided to dip my toe in before signing up for 4 months or a year. I liked it so much that more is now a possibility for me. Signing up was walking into a daring way of life for me since I am not the most flexible traveler. The people on the ground (group leaders Tue, Helena and Drake--all amazing humans), were always inquisitive, caring, patient, and extraordinarily helpful to me when I was lost or confused or needed help. The participants were all accepting, brave, hilarious and smart. Definitely we were an adventurous and fairly outdoorsy group of people. We were in Croatia which is a gob-smacking gorgeous culture and country on the Adriatic Sea. My age was disparate from that of 90% of the others in my group (older) and while there were a few others over 50 and I have a young spirit and a healthy strong body, my priorities and tastes at times made me feel different due to my age. The atmosphere caters to near 30 year olds-- most in my group were 28 and a few very early 30s, then a tiny handful were in their later 30 and 40s--and a small group were 55 plus. The group was wonderfully diverse in race, where they lived, even a bit of national diversity; 'Diversity & Inclusion' is an explicit value of the organization which I so appreciate. I believe that age variety might be encouraged by having strong and active leaders in their 50s, 60s and 70s because of the wisdom of age which creates balance on a level that would have made the trip even more seamless for me. I was thrilled that they explicitly (in our Day #1 orientation), in a feminist, no-nonsense way, spoke of the importance of consent regarding sex, and the importance of respect towards women and among all participants, with an approach of zero-tolerance for dis-respect. That in itself made me feel safe and comfortable in the group and had very positive impact on all. A highlight for me was going with another participant for a few nights to an island called Korcula. What Remote Year offers-- and their personnel-- are nothing short of caring, sophisticated and as communicative as possible in the age of ever-changing covid travel...The Remote Year organization is growing and evolving and the people running it, the participants and the trip were all top-notch in their perfectly imperfect, very approachable humanity!

An amazing experience

Overall, a perspective-shifting, accessible, and highly impactful experience. This month single handedly introduced me to some of the most interesting people I've ever met, and forced me out of my comfort zone in a way that was both accepting and exciting. Florencia, Francisco, and the team in Peru exceeded my expectations in every way. They cared deeply about setting intentions for the month and made themselves available far and above what was required.

The retreat exceeded my expectations! There was just enough down time to relax, meditate and focus introspectively as there was adventure. It was a great community of people and the staff both at the retreat facility and the RY Team- Derek and Tyler- where accessible and engaged the whole time. I will definitely go on another RY program!

The cielo Cost Rica retreat was Fantastic I made a host of new friends, had the best experience at a retreat 10 out of 10 would do it again and our coordinator's Derek and Tyler were fantastic super accommodating they made them selves available and were apart of the event as much as we were. This experience actually has me considering maybe doing the year long trip not sure yet but I will definitely be doing another trip with Remote Year especially if Tyler or Derek are running it.