“I’m an SVP of integrated marketing and a diversity and inclusivity (D&I) consultant, and I’ve been remote working for 20 months and counting.

“I live in New York but decided to make that leap during the second month of the pandemic. With all the Covid news and then a tidal wave of injustices hitting the Black community, I found myself in a position where I was weathering the storm of this chaos for both the private and public sectors, providing counsel on how to combat racial and social injustices, developing responses and racial equity programmes, drafting frameworks for mental health resources for Black communities while also navigating the anger from people of colour to dismantle practices that were preventing us from thriving.

“I realised in order to create a calm environment to do this work, I needed to leave the country and immerse myself in different cultures and communities. So I switched my WFH locations, spending months at a time travelling through Nicaragua, Colombia, Hawaii, St Lucia, Belize, Guatemala, Exuma, Costa Rica, Haiti, El Salvador and more.

“Travelling while working remotely has given me clarity, creative freedom and space to mentally exhale. It helps reaffirm my humanity. I am continually inspired by diverse cultures and the people I meet on my travels.”

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