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I’m here to tell you, there are a lot of reasons. One of the simplest reasons is that I adore adventure. I’ve always enjoyed traveling. “Not all those who wander are lost.” I realized a few years ago that I’ve lived on 3 different continents and that I had traveled to 4 at the time. Now, it’s 5. When I had that realization, I gave myself a goal to visit every continent before I’m 30, because reaching every country even within a lifetime (like I would like to do) seems a little unattainable when you don’t have a remote job or a job related to traveling. I started looking into traveling to Antarctica and learned two things: 1) it’s super expensive (it’s a minimum of $10,000 to get out there) and 2) it’s really bad for the environment. The amount of resources wasted for 3 days on the southernmost continent is just not justifiable for personal pleasure. Then I learned about the opportunity to work out there. I have been applying over the past couple of years and finally got the offer. Right now feels like the perfect time to go, since my current stage of life makes it a little easier to pursue an extended trip away from “normal” life. I know things like having a house, being an aunt/mom, owning pets, etc would make a job like this hard to leave for, so I’m really glad I was able to get this role when I did.

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