How to join our community

Our Values

We work hard to build an amazing community, and it’s important to us that our members feel at home from day one. That means hand-picking community members who share values that matter, so that we can celebrate our diversity on everything else.

Altruism with Ambition

We’re working to do real good in the world. Impact guides our lives, and evidence guides our impact. We aim our skills at problems that actually move the needle.

Curiosity & Truth-Seeking

We want to understand the world, and seek out conversations and experiences that change how we think. We bring strong ideas but hold them lightly, and practice collaborative truth-seeking.

Ownership & Reliability

We encourage high-agency and high follow-through, from big projects to the household dishes. We are self-directed and accountable. Our members take care of shared spaces and of those around us.

Warmth, Kindness, and Social Maturity

We seek others who are kind by default. People who help, listen, and include. Who care how others feel and go out of their way to help others. Who care about the group, handle conflict well, and bridge cultural differences with openness.

Playfulness & Positivity

Even when tackling some of the world’s biggest problems, we still hold the joy of life front of mind. We believe in laughter and play even when the work is hardest. We choose to go deep without getting too weighed down.

Growth Mindset

You’re the kind of person who asks, “how can I improve?”, invites feedback, and acts on it. You never stop improving. You share your growth findings with others without putting uninvited pressure.

How to Apply

Does this sound like a match? We’re excited to see your application!

We work to make our application system easy and natural. Our process includes a written application, a video call, and a personality test. We want this to feel like a casual chat with your future travel mates, so no need to prepare— just show up as yourself!

Our application process is as follows:

1. Submit an online written application for the trip you’d like to join.

2. Successful applications will be invited to a 30-40 minute video interview call.

3. Along with your interview, you will be asked to fill out a personality test. (There are no wrong answers!)

4. Once these steps are completed, we’ll let you know if our community and living style are the right match!

5. Once you’ve been on one trip with us, you can easily apply for further trips without going through the interview etc!

  • We have high standards for community alignment— it’s the secret ingredient to building a such a great community and form such deep friendships! Our multi-step application allows us to assess whether our community is the right fit for you, and vice versa— we are running something pretty unusual here, after all, and it’s not for everyone. Our application process lets our community feel sure that they’ll find instant friends as soon as they arrive, and that our trips lead to genuinely impactful connections and collaborations.

  • Our trips are designed around productivity first, and our cadence is one where full-time work is the norm.

    We don’t require a specific job type or number of hours, but we do ask each applicant to share what they’ll be working on during the trip. This can be a job, a project, research, studies, or a career transition/job search! We give priority to people contributing to (or actively transitioning into) high-impact cause areas such as AI safety, global health, animal welfare, or other effective fields. This allows us to curate a group whose aligned ambitions uplift one another’s work.

    That said, our community is diverse: we’ve hosted charity founders, researchers, policy fellows, remote professionals, writers, and PhD students alike. What unites everyone is the drive to work thoughtfully on something that matters and to do it alongside others who care just as much.

  • Each trip’s cost is different, and is listed on the upcoming trip info. Part of our impact theory of change as an organization is providing an affordable place for members to work on impactful projects, so we strive for affordability.

    Trip costs include the cost of housing, and a small financial contribution to our organizing team. Members are responsible for their own flights, food, and any activities they'd like to take part in while on the trip.

How selecting a trip works

Month-to-month flexibility

You can apply for any trip, with no need to join them consecutively! For example, you could join two trips in a row, then skip two, then come back for three more! This allows you to choose a schedule and a route that works for you.

We generally ask applicants to join for at least one full month at a time.

Booking multiple trips in a row

For logistical reasons, when capacity is limited, we give preference to applicants who are applying to consecutive months and/or trips. This allows members currently with the in-person community to enjoy consistency.

  • Check our next trips page for the latest information on where our community is headed next.

  • It varies, but we generally have between 12 and 25 members on each trip. This number allows everyone to get to know each other well, and form a “family away from home”, without breaking up into smaller cliques.