What Are Residency Hubs?
[ A new Category of Experience ]A Residency Hub is an intentional, time-bound living experience in an international destinations vetted specifially for Black professionals by yours truly.
You work, think, and live differently for a week, a month, or longer.
It's not vacation. You're not escaping or checking out. You're living your actual life—working, thinking, creating—just in a different environment.
It's not relocation. You're not starting over or burning anything down. You're testing, exploring, or simply changing scenery with intention.
It's not a retreat. No rigid schedule. No forced activities. No pressure to "transform" on someone else's timeline.
It's something else entirely: A strategic shift of place.
You arrive. You settle in. You live at your own pace.
Just enough structure to feel held. Just enough spaciousness to breathe.
And, then, something shifts.
The Core Insight: Elsewhere Energy
Your brain works differently when it's not running the same loops in the same spaces.
That's not wellness speak. That's neuroscience.
New environments unlock clarity, creativity, and renewal you can't access at home.
At Live Spaciously, we call it elsewhere energy.
But you can't get it from a long weekend.
You need enough time to actually settle in—to stop being a tourist and start being a person who lives here.
A Residency gives you that time.
What Makes It Different
Culturally Vetted for Black Professionals 40+
Before a destination becomes a Residency Hub, I spend time living there. I want to know: Can I show up here fully? Can I exhale? Can I move through this city without constant negotiation?
I assess:
Safety and belonging
Local Black diaspora presence
Quality of daily life
Access to work and community spaces
Local partnerships that celebrate our presence
You don't arrive as a stranger. You arrive in alignment.
[ HIGHLIGHTS ]Lightly Hosted, Not Over-Structured
Your Time is Yours
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Long Enough to Land
A Residency gives you time to get past jet lag, tourist energy and settle into a rhythm that feels like living. You can let your nervous system relax and experience what it feels like to be here. Whether you stay a week or a month, you're here long enough for the environment to work on you.
Optional Anchor Experiences
Each hub offers optional anchor experiences; the kind where you actually want to show up.
Think morning coffee with people who get why you're here. Engaging dinners with interesting people—lively conversations, lots of laughs, nobody performing. Weekend beach trips where half the group comes and the other half works or rests guilt-free.
Real Infrastructure, Real Support
We handle the logistics:
✓ Vetted, comfortable accommodations
✓ Coworking spaces and reliable wifi
✓ Local context and neighborhood guidance
✓ Safety protocols and emergency support
✓ Optional community touchpoints
You focus on living. We handle the infrastructure.
Who Are Residency Hubs For
Residency Hubs are built for professionals, 40+, who want transformation without disruption; people who need elsewhere energy but can't (or don't want to) uproot everything to get it.
You might be:
Burnout Reset
Burnt out and need environment change to access
clarity and renewal
Testing Relocation
Actively exploring relocation and want to test multiple
cities before committing
Curious About Global Living
Curious about living abroad But geographically
constrained by family, finances, or work
Between Chapters
Between chapters (job, relationship, location) and
needing space to figure out what's next
Creative / Business Clarity
Working on something important—a creative project,
business pivot, or big decision and needing distance to think
Sabbatical Structure
Taking a sabbatical and want structure + community
(not just wandering)
You're not running from your life. You're creating space to see it (and yourself) more clearly.[ the journey ]What People Experience
"I didn't realize how tightly I was wound until I landed here. By day three, I could feel my shoulders drop."
"I came to figure out if I could actually live abroad. I left with clarity about what I want my life to look like—whether I move or not."
"The best part wasn't the activities. It was having coffee every morning with people who understood why I needed to be somewhere else for a minute."
"I came alone and worked remotely. But I didn't feel lonely once."
What people report:
✓ Mental clarity they couldn't access at home
✓ Creative breakthroughs on stalled projects
✓ Renewed energy to return with intention
✓ Proof that international living is possible
✓ Community with other Black professionals
The Bottom Line
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A Residency Hub is a place where you can live differently—even briefly—and discover what becomes possible.
It's the infrastructure for elsewhere energy.
It's global living made accessible, cultural, and safe.
