To those unaware, I'm currently living and traveling in Australia on a Work and Holiday Visa. I just started travel blogging over the past few months and have to say I'm in love with it! My goal is to get as much information out as I can to other people with an interest in traveling. Details about these jobs, as well as jobs other travelers I meet do, and how to get a travel job yourself, are a bi
g focus with my Daily Grind Dropout stuff....Although you will also see a lot of other travel-related shenanigans and information too! Information on places, attractions, destinations, and funny stories along the way will also be put on here. So stay tuned if any of these things are of interest to you :)
I’ve struggled my whole adult life with trying to be a ‘responsible adult’. In the world I grew up in (as with almost everywhere in the world), there are standards and expectations on what things like “success” and “being responsible” and “being an adult” should be. In the US, it generally follows this format: high school -> college -> pick a major-> date someone seriously-> graduate from college-> get a job that turns into a career and plans to put in 20+ years with this same company-> get married-> buy a house-> have children-> buy a minivan-> have more children-> continue working in your career field and taking a couple vacations a year until your kids grow up and you retire-> do what you want after retirement. I realize that this is an extremely generalized idea, and that things have shifted more away from this format of ‘normal’ in recent years and generations, but I’d say it’s still a pretty widespread view of what’s ‘normal’. Especially in the Midwest. And although it works for a lot of Americans, and a lot of them are perfectly happy with their daily grinds, there’s also a large chunk of us that struggle with finding ultimate happiness in the above lifestyle. Quitting your day job to go gallivant around the world is most definitely not the 'responsible adult' road to take...But it's the road I wanted to do. So I finally found the courage to defy my normal, leave behind the 'responsible adult' life I tried so hard to fit into for a time, and travel and work on the road. I became a Daily Grind Dropout (or at least full-time, anyway!) in September 2016 by traveling the world and finding jobs on the road. My first country: Australia for a Work and Holiday Visa. Although I’m dropping my daily grind by traveling, it definitely isn’t the only path to becoming a Daily Grind Dropout- people leave their daily grind in all kinds of ways. Entrepreneurs, fine artists, freelancers, musicians, joining the circus…The sky is the limit. I’ll be seeking out all kinds of interesting people leading inspired lives, as well as my fair share of crazy places and situations, and will do my best to share the fun with you guys. You will be provided with plenty of success, blunders, advice, bloopers, valuable info, epic fails, how-to’s (and how-not-to’s), adventures, nailed-it’s, pretty photos, and shenanigans along the way. I will also write a blog post once a week that features other people leaving their daily grind in their own way- I have affectionately named them “Daily Grind Dropouts“. Make sure you check them out! Don't forget to check out my Instagram () for more on my photography, and my blog (www.dailygrinddropout.com) for more detailed stories and information.
