Travelling being indefinitely mobile- Certs/skills needed

jjs1234

Hey guys/gals,

I was a bit curious as to what kind of certifications and skills would allow you to Telecommute/travel abroad and work remotely- indefinitely? I am thinking next July (17) of doing a "Jupiters-Travels" type trip on my motorcycle. I can save $20k by then but I would like to at-least stay afloat or make money while abroad. In some places the cost of living is much lower and others more expensive. (IE: Peru AirBNB is as low as $30 a night).

I am looking around at job postings. Currently it seems to be a wide variety of skills needed.

Anyone done this? What did you need to do?

Currently my job is interested in getting me VMWare certified (VCP6 I think) and possibly Svr 2012 r2. I cant complain about free training and certifications.

Was thinking about:
- wordpress
- CEH
- Security +
- Linux
- A Language or two (speaking wise)
- Python
- CCNP



Currently I hold a CCNA. My A+ expired but that almost means nothing now-a days.

Right now as far as skills go:

- Cisco Networking/cabling etc.
- Cisco CCM Call Manager
- General hardware/software troubleshooting (all windows versions)
- Server 03'-08'-12' (not certified) (GPO/exchange/sql/Black-berry)
- Work with our Police Dept on all their servers/desktops/sensitive equipment/mobile vehicle computers etc.

*Other skills I didn't bother listing due to the nature of needing to be there in-person*


*I also work for State/Local Govt. Not sure if that means anything though.

Also a website called Remote Year offers this type of thing. Its a whole year in 12 different places. That would be awesome to do and not stop doing it. They charge $27,000 I think. Not including food and creature comforts.


Thanks!

jamesleecoleman

I've studied abroad in Russia for a little amount of time. Knowing the culture and language will really help you out so much. When I got to Russia, I realized how bad I knew Russian and I learned that it takes me 3 weeks to start making it my primary language while I'm there. Also, knowing people or just talking to people who live in the country that you'll be in will help you so much. I talked to one woman in Tver and helped her with her teaching job. She helped me a lot when I was in Russia for the first time and because I helped her with the teaching part, I met other people that lives in Tver who also became friends.

If you can find job websites that are popular in the country that you're going to, it'll help you with what you're looking for. In my case, I can look on Indeed, hh.ru and another website that I can't think about right now to get an idea.

I know that it's not a response directly for certifications but language skills/culture is a big deal when you're in a different country.

jjs1234

Hey Jamesleecoleman, thanks for the reply. I am going to travel to south-America and have Spanish planned for learning! I dont know what to expect when I am there though, but I appreciate the reply. Things that might come along the way when I am there (just for an example), might be an opportunity to teach English or Computers or something like that. I really have no idea what to expect as it will also be a real first time to traveling abroad- most likely by myself too!

Besides language which IMO is absolutely critical, I am just thinking of certs that might give me the best chance to have IT opportunities too.


When I think about a 2nd-3rd world country, I think of Internet that is slow and unreliable. Therefore something like VPN access with Remote-Desktop will likely be unusable. Therefore certs that might need those benefits will be useless.

What does interest me though, is Linux and to some form Wordpress- though I found learning it to be quite frustrating- even though alot of people I have talked to, tell me "its easy." And to be great at it PHP or some form of coding is needed.

If for example I learned:
- Spanish
- Wordpress/and some PHP
- Linux + Cert
- VMWare Cert (paid by work)
- Server 2012 (paid by Work)

that would give me a much broader skillset (as in "Jack of all trades- master of none") that might help me out more than specializing.

Opinions?

Any other input?

Thanks:)