2010 Event Recap
September 14, 2010 kicked off our inaugural Meet, Plan, Go! events across North America. More than 1,500 people registered for one of our 13 locations (with more than 700 people on waitlists) which proved to us that Americans are ready to realize their career break and extended travel dreams!
Meet, Plan, Go! 2010 In the News
LOCATIONS
This first year included events in:
Atlanta | Austin | Boston | Chicago | Dallas | Minneapolis | New York City | Orlando | Philadelphia | San Francisco | Seattle | Washington DC | Toronto, Canada
Every event featured individuals who have either fulfilled their own world travel dreams or are currently in the planning stages.
HOSTS
We were honored to have a great team of hosts join us for our inaugural events.
Each one brought their unique career break experience and enthusiasm to their location. It was because of their support that Meet, Plan, Go! was such a big success from the start.
Visit our Host Page to learn more about our wonderful hosts.
SPONSORS
We were excited to have some great companies and people join us early on as sponsors.
They "got us" and believed in our vision of bringing the concept of career break and extended travel to the American audience. Our sponsors included:
Premium: Gap Adventures | Geovisions | STA Travel | Three Month Visa | Unconventional Guides
National: BootsnAll | Career Break Secrets | Globejotter Tours | Hostelling International| Mango Languages | yourSABBATICAL
Visit our National Sponsor Page to learn more about these companies and the great items they provided as resources and giveaways for our attendees.
And see what Local Sponsors were involved.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Stay up to date on future events!
Sign up for our newsletter (on the right) to get the latest news and join our Facebook Fan Page to get in on the discussions.
Also check out Career Break Basic Training! Basic Training is an unprecedented online course and community that will empower you to take your career break and travel dreams down off the shelf, dust them off and make them happen.
And finally, you can get inspired by career breakers past, present and future on Briefcase to Backpack!
Leah on Mon, 6th Jun 2011 8:12 am
I really enjoyed reading your post. I am thirty-two soon and have itchy feet that are ready to try out foreign soils.
It is a fear of leaving the security of the day to day grind of paying the bills and living a safe and non-challenging way of life that has put me on hold for some time.
I hope (as it has I) your post will inspire others to go and follow their bliss – Leah 🙂
Patricia GW on Mon, 6th Jun 2011 8:54 am
Travel and experiencing a new culture really has put it into perspective, and filled that void with purpose (and joy).
In three weeks I’ll be moving to Paris myself for one month. I have the same feeling – the incredible surreal realization that I’m going to be living there…. it’s thrilling!!
Abby on Mon, 6th Jun 2011 2:11 pm
Oh, Jenny! Escargot isn’t palatable — it’s delicious! I love your writing style; it’s so fun and energetic. Can you believe how far we’ve come? Everyone, Jenny and I were in the exact same industry and have known each other online and via work emails for years and years. But we’ve only met once, many, many years ago. And one of those jobs she was sleeping next to her BlackBerry for was one I’d just left. And now she’s 33 and living abroad, just like I was last year. Kindred spirits. Jenny, you’re a true inspiration — I can’t wait to see how your adventure unfolds!
Debbie Beardsley on Mon, 6th Jun 2011 3:22 pm
Your life in Paris sounds ideal. It is nice to read about people who follow their dreams instead of wishing they had! Enjoy the rest of your journey.
Terriaw on Tue, 7th Jun 2011 1:40 pm
Wow, fabulous and well said! I love your new outlook on like. After experiencing career burnout and feeling a little lost and purposeless lately, you have encouraged me. I look forward to seeing Paris someday!
Jenny on Tue, 7th Jun 2011 6:50 pm
merci for all the sweet comments! @abby we are soooo kindred spirits! well except when it comes to our differing feelings on escargot…;) and congrats patricia on the move! thrilling indeed!
shawna on Thu, 9th Jun 2011 1:32 am
you’ve reawakened my travel bug. must. return. to. france. (someday.) eat a croissant for me!
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G. Michael Schneider on Sun, 19th Jun 2011 3:36 pm
I am a firm believer in living and working overseas, just as you described. However, many of us actually like our jobs and our homes and are simply looking to renew and refresh our lives, not change it. However, you can have the same type of cultural experience without having to reach into your own wallet and without having to quit your day job–by taking what I call a “working vacation.” My wife and I have done this 15 separate times, from Australia to Zimbabwe, Turket to Tibet, Mauritius to Mongolia. I describe how to do it in my blog otherguysdime.wordpress.com and via Twitter at @otherguysdime. Learn how to have fun without having to have burn any of your bridges behind you.