But the catch is that traveling isn’t a job per say. I did apply to be a flight attendant in the early 90’s. Out of a room of over 100 women and maybe 10 men I was selected for a second and third interview, but only two spots were open and I didn’t get one. I thought about being a travel agent – but that didn’t seem right, booking someone else’s travels. Working in Antarctica was a good fit. I traded time on the frozen continent for travel time anywhere and indeed Sara and I had some great travels.
Now days I travel the digital highways of the internet. In 1995 I remember visiting the only website in Peru. There was just 1. Now I doubt you could visit all Peruvian websites in your lifetime.
In my digital travels I found this video:
When I first came across Matt – I initially thought that he was independently wealthy. But it turns out he got a job, a job to travel around the world making silly videos to post on the internet. He was actually paid to do this! His initial video was downloaded over 5 million times. This got the attention of Stride Gum. They wanted to sponsor him to travel around and make more videos – odd I know but the gum people did get you to think about them for a moment and I suppose that’s the point.
Writing about himself Matt says,
“Matt is not rich. Matt also doesn't have some magical secret for traveling cheaply. He does it pretty much the same way everybody else does. Matt thinks Americans need to travel abroad more. Matt was a very poor student and never went to college. When he got older, he was pleased to discover that no one actually cares. Matt doesn't want to imply that college is bad or anything. He's just saying is all. There's other ways to fill your head.”
Ok Matt I’m with you – let’s go out and fill our heads with all the cool interesting things the world has to offer. Check out Matt’s website at: Where the Hell is Matt.
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