March 2010
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Ready, JetSet, Quito
I’ve been traveling on and off for the past four years – usually working and saving money, then traveling and spending it all. Returning home to California to earn more money, and hitting the road again. Slightly unconventional, but beyond worth it.
While my friends have been buying houses, going to law school, and getting promotions, I’ve been sledding down active volcanoes, teaching...
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Don’t worry about what the world wants from you, worry about what makes you come alive. Because what the world really needs is people who are more alive.
-Lawrence LeShan
Ready, JetSet, Go
This – traveling, and working in order to travel – is how I’ve chosen to spend these golden years of my youth. Friends and strangers alike always marvel at what I’m doing.
“What a nice life you have,” they sigh.
The truth is, anyone can do this. You don’t have to be Einstein, or a trust fund baby, or a supermodel.
You just have to go.
Buy the plane ticket, pack a backpack (and then...