For Sam and Pascaline, it began with a dream. A long-shared, long-deferred sunshine daydream, imagining they could live abroad, working remotely in an exotic paradise, with their kids. 

It took a pandemic to make the dream come true for them. In August 2020, they made their big move as a family to Tahiti. 

Lo and behold, experiencing freedom and joy in French Polynesia gave rise to a bigger dream. They looked for ways to “pay it forward,” helping parents like them experience living and working remotely in a beautiful location amongst a community of like-valued families. 

They started with a simple, doable idea. Design a pilot retreat in French Polynesia, a place they know and love that would give parents a way to experience the reality of working from paradise with their children. 

It would be, first and foremost, a family adventure. A life-enriching experience. But also a potentially life-changing glimpse into a possible future.

At the same time, they didn’t want to limit themselves merely to the South Pacific. The desire to live and work remotely abroad is shared worldwide. So they wanted to connect parents around the globe who were considering international remote working with those living the dream.

Their dream expanded as it became clear they needed to accommodate a broader range of families:

• Single moms and dads seeking a supportive way to travel.
• Divorced parents seeking new ways to connect with their kids.
• Parents with infants and toddlers.

Today, Working Without Borders, their travel company, is making it easy for families to live temporarily in amazing destinations. Kids and teens experience culturally immersive programming with locals. Parents work remotely and experience all sorts of outdoor and cultural adventures.

Over time, they envision an in-person and virtual community of fellow travellers and families who:

• Long for freedom and a better work-life balance
• Want their kids to stretch their hearts and minds with firsthand experience in the cultures and ecosystems of our world
• Know that family life is a journey from Me to We, enabling us to transcend the limits of our egos and achieve a greater sense of purpose and aliveness with those we love.

Join them on this adventure, expanding comfort zones and realms of possibility, beyond borders, in pursuit of a dream reaching the shores of a better reality.