Congrats man on getting a remote agreement.
Here's what I'd do:
Stay in the US for the first 3 months and show them you can do the job as good if not better than if you were in the office. Then after that, having proven that location is no concern to the quality of your work, renegotiate it to being anywhere in the world. Start with places with the same time zone as the Eastern US coast.
Colombia would be dope. So will be Brazil but it would be more expensive by a long shot versus say Colombia. However, the fun factor in Brazil will be off the chart!
Don't disregard Europe since the time difference it is not that big deal. 9-5 EST is 1-11pm Western European time. Would leave you the mornings for you.
In summary, if you are keen on keeping your job, go step by step. Show that you can do the job as good if not better from the West coast. Then once that's done, do it from say SA or Europe.
Regarding airfare, after you've demonstrated you can do the job from anywhere within the U.S., negotiate with them that say they'd cover up to 800 for airfare and you'd cover the difference. This will show them that you are willing to make some concessions and will show that you're committed.
For a phone number where people/work can call you from overseas while having a US number, get a Google voice number and you'd be set.
I'd recommend during that time working remotely, that you start building an online biz based on your existence skills. Make it count man!
Keep us posted man!
Here's what I'd do:
Stay in the US for the first 3 months and show them you can do the job as good if not better than if you were in the office. Then after that, having proven that location is no concern to the quality of your work, renegotiate it to being anywhere in the world. Start with places with the same time zone as the Eastern US coast.
Colombia would be dope. So will be Brazil but it would be more expensive by a long shot versus say Colombia. However, the fun factor in Brazil will be off the chart!
Don't disregard Europe since the time difference it is not that big deal. 9-5 EST is 1-11pm Western European time. Would leave you the mornings for you.
In summary, if you are keen on keeping your job, go step by step. Show that you can do the job as good if not better from the West coast. Then once that's done, do it from say SA or Europe.
Regarding airfare, after you've demonstrated you can do the job from anywhere within the U.S., negotiate with them that say they'd cover up to 800 for airfare and you'd cover the difference. This will show them that you are willing to make some concessions and will show that you're committed.
For a phone number where people/work can call you from overseas while having a US number, get a Google voice number and you'd be set.
I'd recommend during that time working remotely, that you start building an online biz based on your existence skills. Make it count man!
Keep us posted man!