Nick is a software developer from Rochester, NY with many hobbies: music, poker, circus. Nick works at an all-remote company. Nick joined us in Panamá for a 10-day full-immersion workation. He hopes to join One World Innovations again this coming winter in South America.

I joined One World Innovations for their trip to Panama this year, and it was excellent! This was the first time I tried combining travel and work, so I was definitely apprehensive, but the whole experience was very positive. When I arrived, Jeff met me right at the airport to make sure I didn’t have any trouble navigating an unfamiliar country; from then on, he continued to go above and beyond to make sure we could stay productive during the day, and also have a great time on evenings and weekends.

The trip was definitely an adventure, and I mean that in a good way. This isn’t your typical tour company, where every detail is planned and scheduled in advance. Instead, I found it to be a refreshingly flexible, personalized experience: some days we toured ruins or parks, other evenings we wandered around the city and sampled the local cuisine, and a couple times we were able to met up with some locals for a few games of ultimate frisbee. If you want to try something new and break out of your comfort zone, yet still maintain the stability required for a true “working vacation”, this is the experience for you!