Week in Life Of A Software Developer Advocate Working Remotely In Barcelona | FAANG

Welcome Back! In this video I share my experience working remotely and solo traveling in Barcelona for a few days! Hope you enjoy
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[@Bukola1]

Thanks watching! Which city should I visit next?

[@piccolaradge8333]

Berlin ☺️

[@erikajohnson5663]

Paris, Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro

[@TheDagoberto2009]

Milan, Köln, Bruxelles

[@Sports-matters]

Please do a VLOG in Rome.🙏🏽

[@susanw497]

Even before you said it, I had a feeling the time difference would be difficult.If you are still experiencing jet lag, it makes it even tougher. I have been to Barcelona, lovely city. A city I would recommend especially if you do a trip during winter is Nairobi. For remote work, there are several coworking spaces if that's what you prefer. But note that the time difference would be 8 hours.( For those in Europe, the time difference is 2 hours in winter, 1 hour in summer, I am in Paris so this is my reference). It is doable if you have more control of your schedule. For days when you do a safari, take the day(s) off. The parks are way outside the city, and you would be too tired anyway.

[@leonkarn652]

remote working is the best thing that ever happened

[@Bukola1]

Exactly! I love the flexibility it provides!

[@AllAboutPurple]

what type of wifi do you use for remote working?

[@robbinmajor]

Yes! Solo traveler here! That's the reason I pivoted to tech. I was in Bali for a month last year and noticed a bunch of digital nomads living in paradise. I usually only ever travel by myself because my friends always flake on me but now I prefer it! I'm interning as a DevOps engineer and I cannot wait to start traveling again! Hopefully next year I'll be in Singapore then back to Bali!

[@Tiffanyt899]

This is awesome! I’ve always been bit a nervous about solo travel abroad - It’s cool to see other solo travelers out there.

[@robbinmajor]

@@Tiffanyt899 Yes! My advice is to research! Most places aren't as bad as you think. To dip your toe, I'd say start at resorts because they are secure then go off on your own. Most of the time you'll find fellow solo travelers. I usually make a road map and KZbin every place to see what it looks like. I KZbin resorts and streets to get my brain ready for the trip. You can do it!

[@ashleylunamay]

Did you have a background in tech?

[@robbinmajor]

@@ashleylunamay Not at all. I worked in the restaurant industry for about 15 years. And I'm also an actor.

[@user-zc8sq3wr9f]

@@robbinmajorur company allows you to travel outside of the country and work?

[@sincerelysilvia]

Your vlogs are very motivating and aesthetic to see. I like how you integrate tech, your work, and lifestyle seamlessly. Please make more of them!!

[@Bukola1]

Thank you!! I really appreciate your comment! Planning to make more work VLOGS

[@heatherlovu2251]

I’m addicted to solo travelling, I’ve been to over 30 countrys solo and I love it

[@Bukola1]

Wow 30 countries 😱 that’s really impressive! I need to get on your level!

[@thebossrickyross15]

Can you start a remote work solo travel series ?👀👀

[@AlieshiaTV]

Love this!

[@Bukola1]

I would love to 😍😍

[@e.lenahwilson4344]

I admire solo travelers so much! I want to do it myself. Once I complete my career transition, that is definitely my plan.

[@JayConnects]

Inspired! Keep going 🤞🏾💪🏾

[@toniibrown]

So inspiring to see. I also benefit from being single with a remote career in tech, and hope to start traveling soon !!

[@MelloneeKecia]

Looks like so much fun working remote from anywhere in the world and can’t wait to see your Rome vlog next 👍🏾👏🏾🤗 . Great vlog!

[@jadasifford6395]

Thank you for sharing your experience! So Inspiring!

[@richard.castro]

Love your content! So inspiring. ❤️

[@seunakanji1698]

You're such an inspiration Bukola!

[@louisea4920]

Loved watching you balance remote working and tourist activities!

[@demonicmaleficentviciously140]

This is a really cool vlog! New subscriber and your content is really chill. much love from LA

[@MsEricao]

Omg, I loved watching this and you've motivated me to do at least one solo travel trip now. You're completely right that it's one way to really put yourself first and enjoy yourself, thanks for motivating me to do this :)

[@travelaesthetics18]

Your videos are so inspiring! Keep up the good work😊One of the best tech bloggers!

[@abigailr.7487]

I love seeing you live your best life 😌❤️

[@aidam5277]

I'm 100% down with watching all your traveling!

[@Londa.G]

I'm thrilled to see this because I'm headed to Barcelona & Ibiza this August!

[@lobz]

This was a great video! It was so good seeing someone try out remote working with completely different working hours.

[@AndrewHitti]

Solo travel can feel scary but also so rewarding!! Good for you, great video you caught a lot of great sights 🤩

[@aaxxll3550]

i loved this vlog! your hotel room seemed so great omg and i loved me some good cheetah girls reference 🥰 i’m amazed at how you could travel during the day AND work during the evening like damn girl 😳 and btw you seemed super confident and i love seeing your less business side, keep up the good work!

[@SPDcru]

I'm addicted to solo traveling! i'm working remote this summer in Europe and traveling between Spain and Italy, it was awesome to get your pointers and see what you did 😊

[@shellzzz]

Such a great video!! Definitely would love to see a Rome Vlog!! Happy Travels!!

[@myronidasvestarossa]

Enjoy your travels! One thing that makes me truly happy for people is when they travel as it opens their minds quite well! Be sure to check out La Plaza de Mayor!

[@isiscuriel153]

Omg i went to Barcelona when I was 14 and you brought back memories!

[@erikajohnson5663]

I love the vlogs and I also want to travel while working remotely....thank you for sharing your experience as a solo travel..I look forward to trying that in the future..

[@dlayton526]

Traveling to Barcelona in a few days and this couldn't have come at a better time! Enjoyed watching and seeing how you balanced your days between travel stuff/itinerary and then work!

[@GS-xs3we]

I appreciated that you mentioned you had a day that was a wash. Sometimes it can feel like I am the only one and it is not often mentioned on social media. Love your vlogs!

[@TiffInTech]

Yes!! Loved seeing your solo travel trip!

[@mdevaanatooche]

Really enjoyed this vlog! Loved the hotel room space + how you incorporated your work time ,I look forward to doing this as well ❤️much love

[@universecode1101]

Wow look at this video 🙌🏻 you are a filmmaker 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻thanks for sharing

[@janetmutua397]

Amazing girl!! so inspiring

[@bbqworld2103]

Great info, thank you!

[@kocoaberry7041]

Of course you have to vlog in Rome also. Please. Great video. Perfect example of hard work paying off

[@TravelLifestyleWithAlinase]

Bukola your vlog 🔥🔥🔥 Loved the video very informative. I love your editing 😍😍. I can't wait to do a solo vlog trip 🥺

[@TheKayleeanna]

Solo travel is THE BEST! Congrats! 👏🏾

[@Chi_di]

This was cute, Barcelona looks good on you! I’ll have to visit one day

[@marshunnaclark5829]

Strut like you mean it was my jam! My favorite song was the lullaby, though. Have a great time!😊

[@Bea-re4eb]

Your personality is so cute and sweet 🥺. I loved this I so want to go to Barcelona

[@HollijoyJohnson]

Love the music 🎶 thanks for sharing your experience and inviting us to join you on the trip 😉 how was the food?

[@ajordan1847]

This popped up in my feed and was so cool to watch! A friend of mine moved to Madrid, Spain, last year and works remotely for a US-based company. I've been living vicariously through her stories. Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm motivated to travel more and work remotely.

[@butterkaffee910]

Will be working in BCN in 2 weeks. This vid makes me look forward to it way more

[@Tiffanyt899]

I remember the Cheetah Girls! This is so awesome that you solo traveled outside the country - I’d love to do the same one day. I’ve been to Barcelona over a decade ago and though I didn’t stay long, I loved it! I’m hoping to get the courage to solo travel within the next year or so.

[@anoukc6928]

What a great vlog! I went to Barcelona all by myself in 2017 and I enjoyed it a lot! I don’t mind eating alone, we women need to be comfortable with being by ourselves. I met an Equatorian girl though and she was also travelling alone 😊

[@MsXieyu]

You are such a smart and independent woman. And your vlogs are so inspiring, cool, classy and very aesthetic. Keep it up! You go girl!!🤩😍

[@davydo7566]

Ayyyeee travel buddy nd u really made it feel like such👍.. Guadi must b legendary i guess.. Pls take us to Rome too

[@naturallycurlymama5344]

I really enjoy watching I had a international student that was from Barcelona Spain

[@Spunkette87]

Just came back from Barcelona also as my first solo trip! Had a great experience. Can't wait for my next solo travel experience 🤩

[@educatedprofessional]

The motivation is real right now!

[@Femititi100]

extremely inspiring. Proud of you thanks!

[@dozzykings6525]

Good have you here. Enjoy your stay

[@crimsonfoxwing1970]

Traveling solo is so freeing. I decided when I was 2022 five or six years ago to move abroad for a year to study the language. I lived in Japan for a year, back then, and moving there by myself, not knowing anyone, had me meeting so many people I wouldn't have met if I was with friends and I also got to experience Japan the way I wanted to. I can't wait to go back there and enjoy my time. Hopefully I'll have remote work so that I can bring it with me! The time distance is a bit intense, but I think the overlap would work out actually! Thanks for always inspiring me! I'm studying now for a coding bootcamp and it's been amazing! I love your videos!

[@moonlite412]

It was the second cheetah girls movie lol love this vlog! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

[@omololami]

Spain is my dream country 😍 ❤ You just got yourself a favourite fan nowww😅

[@JeremiahPeoples]

I feel like we’re circling each other with our travels! I was in Barcelona earlier this year and I just got back from Mexico. Where to next?! Also, I love the vlogs!

[@Rennypusher]

You gotta strut like you mean it, free your mind! Period!

[@4teen56]

This vlog is epic. I love it and I always love to watch you. You are very beautiful and i wish you all the best

[@krised5194]

Barcelona looks good on you!

[@lanreenilo788]

Great job!

[@isouro]

Yeah apparently its been a crazy prolonged winter period but the weather is finally tshirt warm again! Hope your still here to experience it 😊

[@taylormcneil2285]

Wow! I just did my first solo trip to Barcelona last month. Small world. 🤗

[@anesit]

So inspiring to watch

[@Bukola1]

Thanks for watching!

[@Yourrrr]

Went on my first international trip after two friends dropped out on me and I loveeeddd it!! I shall be doing way more solo traveling from now on 😌

[@simranbayas810]

You're so beautiful and independent, this is so inspiring!

[@ifyouseekaylo]

Love!! I vote for more unscripted/personal/lifestyle vlogs! And def please film Rome too!

[@scherrieanita]

Barcelona was my first international solo trip, too! 🤓❤️

[@dendecrafts596]

I just love this city!

[@giftegwuenu]

Love solo travel! I’ve done mostly solo trips going to Barcelona next month for my first group trip 🥰 I enjoyed the vlog.

[@giftegwuenu]

Question: do you film your vlog with your camera. I imagine going around with it is uncomfortable?? Asking for myself :)

[@Bukola1]

Have a great trip! And yes I filmed mostly on my big Sony a7 camera, it was a little awkward and heavy to carry and some people gave me odd looks but it was worth it for good footage 😭

[@giftegwuenu]

@@Bukola1 Thank you!

[@josiahoborekanhwo9615]

Yes please, I will like to see vlog of you in Rome💃

[@tnb4751]

I’ve been to Barcelona and the hike up to Park Güell was brutal 😫 but worth it!

[@PoojaDutt]

Love it! Is this the 3-month rule where Google allows employees to work remotely abroad for a bit? Or was this just something that you worked out with your manager? Would love more tips on how to work abroad/remotely!

[@Bukola1]

Thanks!! This was something worked out with my manager, but yes Google does have a 4 week work from anywhere policy!

[@zubaidahfarhan3465]

@@Bukola1 are expenses paid?

[@Bukola1]

No I paid for this entirely by myself!

[@glendolynminxalyn]

@@Bukola1 I think they meant the "4 week work from anywhere policy " lol

[@Bukola1]

​@@glendolynminxalyn whoops lol, its not all expenses paid!

[@CaraMarie13]

Solo traveling is the best. Barcelona was the first country (that wasn't my native county) that I traveled out the US. I actually thought about going back and working from home for two weeks but the six hour difference would be horrible for me since my work schedule is strict. Barcelona is great for anyone that speaks English. They speak Catalan so I didn't speak Spanish to anyone that actually lived there.

[@np18]

More please 🙏!!!!!!

[@WhitneyChakara]

Congrats! I miss solo travel.

[@brittanywalker8951]

I went to Barcelona a few years ago because of the Cheetah girls. I did a solo trip and had the best time ever. I loved it so much that I plan on buying a property there one day.

[@TheDagoberto2009]

also a solo traveler...great tech vlog

[@allenmoody7527]

I just got back from Barcelona and Palma last week, was thinking about making my already remote work a thing over there (definitely verify hotel wifi speeds first). It’s just such a nice place!

[@perianka]

love thiss

[@meechiemishae4642]

All I've got to say is LIVE YOUR LIFE SIIISSSSSS!!!!!

[@444tonet]

Yes to a Rome vlog:)

[@luciex5066]

In Europe a lot of people take a gap year and travel after highschool. I also went to Chile and Peru for six months after graduating:)

[@Bukola1]

After High school?? that so crazy to me 😱

[@MsN0ire]

Thanks for taking us to Barcelona, I had fun😊🙌🏿. Your room was so nice! Barcelona has never really intrigued me to visit, but this vlog changed my mind. Now that the first trip is over travelling to other cities will be easier. Someone suggested to make this a series, and i putting my vote in, +👆🏿

[@seunakanji1698]

Yea... I want a Rome vlog

[@eastcoast4233]

It’s far easier for many people to work west (ie Hawaii) of your company team rather than eastwards (ie barcelona). This means getting work day out of the way in the morning, leaving you the rest of the day and your energy on sightseeing and activities without having to watch the time.

[@taki1255]

I looooove Cheetah Girls! Barcelona looks so nice

[@waffletube5707]

Omg, the dream!

[@juanmontoya6622]

General Patton believed in it. It is probably true. So many people are attracted to Spain and France, and most have a familiar vibe once they arrive at those places. You have been to Spain before setting foot there. That much is evident.

[@MrReedGrantberry]

A traveling tech baddie... #welovetoseeit

[@tinab5139]

Have fun and be careful!!!!

[@JustineMfulama]

Aww I love that you did that. That’s how I got started too. People kept flaming haha. Quick tip for next time. Look for female digital nomad FB groups upfront. It’s perfect to connect with others that are in the city for a while and up for some sightseeing or a coffee.

[@Bukola1]

Thanks for the tip, I’ll look into that next time!

[@DiamondFlame45]

Girl! My current company does “hybrid” but if I can land a better role that’s fully remote. I will take it! Office life isn’t for me when my work can be done remotely lol The world is our office lol

[@christinar8419]

I'm definitely going to plan a solo trip. I want to go all these places but unfortunately my friends can't make it. I'm not going to let that hold me back. I'm going to do it!

[@Bukola1]

Yes definitely don’t let them hold you back! And depending on the city, it might be easy to find other solo travelers

[@JonAKINYEMI]

This is my Dream 😊

[@purplegal05]

If you end up going to Florence, grab dinner at Trattoria Zaza. Best food I have ever had! Even my mom who is a picky eater still talks about it 3 years later lol

[@DennisQLy-qx2em]

I was just in Barcelona 10 days ago for my birthday and it was gorgeous! I would totally do remote work if it wasn’t for my dogs! Also, my work involves me working in central time so I’m not sure how I would feel about a 2pm-11pm schedule lol

[@kennedymuchunguzi4798]

Definitely wanna be travel Bud in Rome too

[@cy3366]

Loved this video! Did your team/manager know ahead that you were abroad or just secretly worked EST and virtual background?

[@Bukola1]

Everyone knew! I don’t keep things like this secret because I’d be so paranoid and worried about getting caught which would ruin the trip

[@fld1374]

Glad you took a solo trip. This is something you should do regularly. Spend time doing fun things alone. Eating meals in nice restaurants. Other activities. It builds character. Didn't your family emigrate to the US? Somebody took a big leap to enjoy the benefits of living in the US. Utilize that more.