Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Panamania!


It's been confirmed! I'll be off in six months, to work and live in Panama City, Panama! The company is opening a new office out there, which will essentially be my office, as no-one else will be there most of the time!



I've been checking it out and it's a pretty cheap place to live, whilst being really vibrant, with loads to do. A five bedroom house just outside the city would cost about £250 a month, although I'm hoping for a penthouse apartment in the city. Or maybe not just yet!

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Look out world...!

So on Friday I got called into a meeting with my boss. It was his last day in the country before jetting back to the Bahamas where he lives. After the chat though, it seems he's not the only one that could be living in a tropical paradise!

In 3to 6 months, he's gonna need sometime to cover U.S timezones and so will need someone to move across the water to work. Looks like this someone's gonna be me!

He wasn't too specific but mentioned that learning Spanish may be a good move. He's looking at where would be relatively cheap to have me working from. South America would fit the bill, so I could be working from Columbia, Peru or Guyana (those being the closest to U.S time. Our biggest client is based in Chiacgo, so that could be another possibility! The third choice would be to move to the Bahamas where my boss lives and already has an office!

Now, this may not happen yet. I've just gotta home that all this U.S based work keeps coming in. If it does though, I'm not too bothered where I end up! Getting payed a UK salary and living most places will mean, my finances will finally take a step up, and I get to do the travelling I've been wanting to, while getting paid!