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Photo by Jeff Booth
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Red Eye
By Jeff Booth
One of the benefits of being the editor of a travel magazine is the constant inspiration for travel. One of the drawbacks is the surprising lack of opportunity to actually get on the road, what with another issue always just around the corner. We've decided that future issues will rock if we just get to follow our own advice and get back to traveling. So we're all on the road these days.
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Our creative director's about to fly to Korea and Singapore, one of our editorial staff is just back from the Philippines, and another is getting ready to pack for India. Our publisher is driving cross-country and scheming for a trip Down Under. And I'm on my way back to Venice, Italy, where I now live. Of course, we're doing all this for you, the reader. How else can we be expected to bring you the essays and information for all that's best about being a modern nomad? We're selfless and dedicated, aren't we?
Our feature article in this issue is about working and volunteering abroad. Though the list of 15 jobs might prompt you get out your resume, maybe the better lesson to learn is that it's your backpack that's critical for the job interview. The vast majority of jobs and volunteer experiences crop up when you're already on the road, and the opportunities depend more on your sense of adventure than on your G.P.A. I'm discovering that spirit of adventure applies not only to working abroad, but every aspect of travel. As I find my way through Venice's narrow calle and get lost every time I turn right, the process of discovering the city beneath the tourist surface depends completely on my own openness and willingness to just try. Try to speak Italian, try to make friends, try spaghetti con sepia nera (in black squid ink), try to learn to row a gondola. What matters is that I'm here, and I'm willing to learn about everything. If that's on your travel resume too, you'll have no problems working, volunteering, and discovering your way around the world.
Andiamo!
Jeff
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