It’s the dream job, and that’s certainly how The New York Times showcased it: travel to 52 places in 2018. Out of 13,000 applicants, Jada Yuan was the lucky soul who got to embark on a life-changing journey around the world, and write about it. Understandably, a year of non-stop travel will teach you many things, but much of what Yuan was to learn was unexpected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an inspiring and heartwarming article published in T Every time Yuan would describe the year-long project she was on, the words dream job followed in hot pursuit. In her article, she explains that she was grateful to travel the world and do lots of exciting things like swimming in Australia’s<\/a> waterfalls, paragliding off mountains, and devouring Michelin-star cuisine in France’s<\/a> restaurants — but she also had to face reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even a dream job requires dedication and hard work, more than you would think. Yuan worked her butt off for a year, chronicling her travels, filing stories on the go and spending time in front of a computer in some of the world’s most breathtaking destinations. But as Yuan so poignantly explains, the beauty of travel is that despite the challenges and mishaps, at the end of the day all you want is to do it all over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n1. Travel has its challenges, but it’s a privilege, and no matter what happens, you want to keep doing it over and again. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n