One of the main motivations of remote workers is to become familiar with the places they visit and immerse themselves in the life of local communities, so as to try and generate meaningful experiences. Discovering the more active remote worker communities is a simple way of adapting to the new destination quickly, and favouring interaction with the local culture and population.
Integrating into the community is very easy for remote workers who decide to visit the Canary Islands. As well as the hospitality of the residents, there are numerous digital communities created for and by remote workers. Here is a review of some of the most active and prominent ones.
Repeople
Any remote worker who settles in the Canary Islands has a magnificent opportunity to integrate into the community thanks to RePeople, a project that emerged in Gran Canaria in 2017, with the aim of developing communities locally, internationally and virtually. Repeople brings together many experts on different topics related to distributed work.
On their website, remote workers can access a wide range of coworking and coliving spaces, take part in conferences and collaborate with other professionals.
They also offer access to high-quality digital content via their virtual platform. In short, a project that can be of great help to remote workers with their integration into the communities that already exist in the Canary Islands.
In addition, Repeople is one of the platforms in charge of organising https://www.nomadcity.org/ a key international event for digital nomads on Gran Canaria.
Coworking Guru
Coworking Guru, located on the island of Lanzarote, is dedicated to building a creative community, fostering collaboration. They organise events and workshops that promote connections between professionals from different fields, generating professional growth opportunities. Most notably their broad-reaching repertoire includes projects that combine art and technology, as well as creative business networking talks.
Pueblos Remotos
Pueblos Remotos is an initiative that promotes the revitalisation of rural areas through remote working. This platform facilitates the integration of digital nomads with rural communities, promoting meaningful connections and collaborations that have a positive impact on both remote workers and local residents.
It offers a series of exceptional advantages for digital nomads looking for an enriching environment connected to rural life in order to engage in their own lifestyle. These are the most striking ones:
-Co-creation and collaboration among nomads and locals.
-An inspiring atmosphere that fuses things rural and digital.
-Reliable digital infrastructure for remote working.
-Cultural diversity, allowing nomads to explore local traditions.
-Positive impact on the region’s economy and culture.
Canary Islands Digital Nomads & Remote Workers
Canary Islands Digital Nomads & Remote Workers this Facebook group has more than 17,000 members and is an excellent source of information for anyone working remotely on the Canary Islands, or planning to do so.
It is common to find information on subjects like rentals, leisure activities and local recommendations.
Gran Canaria Digital Nomads
Gran Canaria Digital Nomads is another private group on the same social media network, dedicated on this occasion to remote workers on Gran Canaria, where they can exchange queries about the destination, legal aspects, and publish workshops or rentals. This is a valuable asset for anyone thinking of working remotely from the island, and those who are already visiting it.
Tenerife Remote Workers and Digital Nomads
Tenerife Remote Workers and Digital Nomads with more than 38,000 members: this Facebook group facilitates the life of digital nomads on Tenerife, helping them to connect to like-minded people and share useful information.
We can find the same kind of communities for the island of Fuerteventura (Fuerteventura Digital Nomads and Expats), for the island of Lanzarote (Lanzarote Digital Nomads & Remote Workers) and for La Palma (La Palma Digital Nomads & Remote Workers Facebook Group).
With the growing demand for tools that facilitate the creation of digital nomad networks, several applications and websites are becoming consolidated as key options for remote workers on the Canary Islands.
-Live it Up, Las Palmas!: Uses Slack to connect digital nomads on Gran Canaria, organising events and community activities.
-Meetup: Both Gran Canaria and Tenerife have a varied range of events on this platform, including coworking and social activities.
WiFi Tribe
Ever since 2018, the Canary Islands have been among the foremost destinations for WiFi Tribe, an international digital nomad community that selects countries to remote work and live in for several weeks, in small groups. The community appraises the climate, connectivity and coworking infrastructure offered by the archipelago.
Nomadlist
The Canary Islands repeatedly hold one of the top places on Nomadlist, a platform that compiles information on thousands of cities around the world to offer a ranking based on different parameters, such as cost of living, temperature, weather, safety… for choosing and making decisions when deciding where to become a remote worker from.
Because of the numerous advantages the archipelago offers (climate, connectivity, accessibility, transport or the ease of finding reasonably-priced accommodation), two of the Canary Islands frequently feature among the top 20 destinations for remote workers.
Whether through local or international platforms, forming part of a teleworking community on the Canary Islands is not only easy, but also an enriching experience that enables remote workers to connect, collaborate and contribute to local communities.