Meet Laurie LeDuc, an original digital nomad who got her start back in 2008 when she worked in Australia for Catster, a social network for cats.

From there, Laurie joined Khan Academy (but the role wasn’t fully remote yet).

She then convinced her employers to let her start traveling domestically in the United States to start. (You’ll have to listen in for tips on how Laurie convinced her company to let her work remote and her recommendations for new digital nomads.)

Then she went on a legendary Wifi Tribe trip to Jamaica in which she froze on Blue Mountain in search of the world’s best coffee, and all the toilet seats breaking on the trip.

Curious about what digital nomad communities are like? Laurie breaks down exactly what you can expect with building relationships with some of the most meaningful people in your life.

Laurie also talks about her favorite “pinch me” moment when she blazed her own personal path that were “ridiculous, beautiful, and overwhelmingly good.” She said, “I felt like it was in the right place at the right time.”

Listen in for more tips from one of the most experienced digital nomads we have spoken with.

Links mentioned:

Khan Academy