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Ask HN: What are some sabbatical programs for working software engineers?
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#12Why don't you make your own curriculum? What do you want to learn?
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#13I took a sabbatical to wander around SE Asia with my SO. Having a complete (temporary) break from sw engineering really helped improve my performance when I got back.
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#14https://remoteyear.com [ Not affiliated, haven't done this, but heard good things about it from friends who work in Thailand, Indonesia and Spain].
I'm planning on moving to Thailand for a bit after surviving two years of cubicle life. Would love to connect with fellow hackers while I'm there! Could you help me out?
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#15I'm going back to uni to get qualified as a high school teacher. if i had the skills I'd complement kicking around on campus again with contributions to the Jupyter notebook (which i think is going to do wonders for high school students).
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#16https://remoteyear.com [ Not affiliated, haven't done this, but heard good things about it from friends who work in Thailand, Indonesia and Spain].
I wonder if they do anything regarding visas. I know that you can't legally just go to Thailand and work like this. It's not enforced and people do it without issues. But it feels a bit different when it is all done 'through' a company like this. They don't even mention it in the FAQ.
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#17https://remoteyear.com [ Not affiliated, haven't done this, but heard good things about it from friends who work in Thailand, Indonesia and Spain].
I'm planning on moving to Thailand for a bit after surviving two years of cubicle life. Would love to connect with fellow hackers while I'm there! Could you help me out?
You might want to add some contact information in your HN profile.
I live and work in Bangkok. Feel free to shoot me an email.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm planning on moving to Thailand for a bit after surviving two years of cubicle life. Would love to connect with fellow hackers while I'm there! Could you help me out?
You might want to add some contact information in your HN profile. I live and work in Bangkok. Feel free to shoot me an email.
Just added contact info! I thought my email was in my profile already, sorry about that. Email sent!