A few years ago, I didn't know what a work + travel lifestyle was. I didn't know that there were really cool opportunities all over the world that allowed to you work in exchange for travel, work while you travel, or even move abroad.
I had never considered it.
Why? I thought you had to work-work-work-save and then travel and then go back and do the cycle all over again. Rinse and repeat.
Never did I ever think I would land multiple international travel jobs in Europe and Asia that would allow me to see the world in an entirely new way, make new friends, meet people from all over the world, and have the time of my life.
Here's a timeline of exactly how I went from dreaming of traveling to traveling for my job over the past couple of years: