#kynder

      The past three months have been a time of deep inner reflection and discussion about what my husband and I want for our future. For my birthday, we attended the Off Grid Living Festival in El Dorado which hosted a variety of tradespeople, workshops, crafts, and sustainable products including model tiny houses, solar panels, and water powered portable lights! After talking with the person who builds tiny houses for a living, we found there were a lot of laws surrounding them in Australia regarding sizes. We’ve decided to go with buying a partially converted school bus for less legal hassle, but we will need space to work on it. While up in El Dorado for that weekend with Cameron’s parents, we stayed at an incredible Airbnb on 100 acres of bushland that also had a café (#thingsbaristasgetexcitedabout)! We learned a little bit about the history of the place and why the café was no longer running, but ultimately, we determined that we all have a shared goal of owning a bit of land together in the near future with a similar layout. 

     That weekend put a lot into perspective for us about the kind of life we’re striving towards. In conjunction with the café we want to run in our traveling house bus, I hope to be working as a virtual assistant. I took a five-day VA boot camp course that got me into gear thinking about my passions, what I’m good at, and what I value in working with my dream client. By the end of the course, I determined I’d like to work with eco-conscious tourism and hospitality businesses, lending my years of administrative work experience as well as my dedication to sustainability and passion for travel. When I finally narrowed down my niche and what services I could offer, I researched businesses fitting in line with these values and came across Kynder. This company, founded by Louree Maya, started last year in San Francisco and has already been featured in Elle Magazine, Conde Neste Traveller, and Pebble Magazine. Read her interview here with Vix Lawson, founder of Bought to Beauty Bespoke which helps sustainable companies with eco-friendly promotional products. Kynder provides a unique platform for restaurants, retreats, accommodations, plus many other hospitality establishments that practice kind travel and sustainability. They currently have members in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and South America.

     It was like love at first sight, and I HAD to work for them in whatever way possible. They offer an ambassador program which I immediately applied for realizing what an incredible opportunity it would be to start gaining members in Australia! I’m now the first and only proud Wayfairer (ambassador) in Australia, and I’m tremendously excited to see how this company will grow and what my contribution will be. While working as an ambassador for them, I’m still attempting to get my virtual assistant website up, but as I have no experience in web design, it’s proving an interesting challenge. Every trial and error is a lesson I suppose.