Remote Work Story: A Serendipitous Remote Job Offer with Erica Virvo Hackman
Erica Virvo Hackman is a community enthusiast, connector, and purposeful traveler. As an adult, Erica's lived in Qatar, rural Thailand, South Korea, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Zambia, and Costa Rica. Erica has been an integral part of Nomadic Matt's remote team since 2013. Since then she has spend large chunks of time working from Dubai, Qatar, Vietnam, Thailand, South Africa, Iceland, Germany, Jordan, and from a yoga retreat in Cambodia. In 2019, she helped create Nomadic Matt’s community, The Nomadic Network (otherwise known as TNN). Two years ago, TNN was born. Today, there are over 13,000 people in our community empowering one another, making friends with other travel lovers, and learning how to travel cheaper, better, longer, and more. She has experience planning in-person and virtual events, working with volunteers, and building a thriving community. What she’s most proud of, is seeing all of the friendships born out of this travel network.
Want to check out some of what we discussed in this episode?
Wifi Solution for your Travels
Vietnam Guesthouse-Under the Coconut Tree
Costa Rica Sustainable Living Facility-Rancho Mastatal
How to Take a Career Break to Travel the World (my TNN Presentation)
What It's Like to Teach English & Live in South Korea (another TNN presentation)
Want to learn more about Erica and The Nomadic Network?
TNN Website-Join and find events
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