@mariabernhagen

This was my very first experience at a 'live in retreat' I love co-working and have had a couple experiences of co-living before, but up until now they were your own hotel 'like' room in a complex, rather than a big shared house. The Work Wanderers retreat was one enormous house with shared common areas and it allowed for more opportunities for socializing and relationship building that I had experienced before. I have to say the whole experience was incredible. It was a refreshing change for me, as I run 3 businesses and have been travelling for 17 months now and if I'm by myself I just don't schedule in a lot of free/down time. What surprised me on this retreat was how productive I was during the month I was there but at the same time was able to experience a great work/life balance which is sometimes hard when you are by yourself and isolated. It's normally more work less down time! But the down time was an opportunity to connect and recharge and as everyone had their own projects, everyone 'got it' when it came to work time. The skill-sharing was invaluable and the masterclasses were first class. I can't recommend it enough! so well thought out, and extremely well organised down to the last detail, local sims, bus passes, airport pickups, local knowledge, all invaluable when you are coming to a strange country. Andrea was a wealth of knowledge and was so welcoming and you could see she loves what she does, and every thing is done with an energy and passion that is infectious. I will treasure my time spent in Cape Town and the friendships that were made. I'm already planning my next retreat, maybe I'll see you there!