Someday I’m going to be a professional adventurer

Just the other day, my husband and I were talking about how, someday, after the kids have left home and before our bones crackle with age, we are going to be professional adventurers. Neither of us are sure how well that pays. And the Internet is a funny thing because, just today, I happened somehow upon an interview with a guy named Andrew Skurka, who it would appear, is a professional adventurer. His official job title is “long distance adventurer” In this interview, he is asked how well professional adventuring pays. “Well,” Skurka says, “I have sponsors, I do a lot of public speaking, and I do private guiding. I also keep my expenses pretty low and avoid owning a lot of possessions. It helps that I’m only 28 and don’t...

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