Q & A: Jodi Ettenberg talks about travel and career change

Interview by Prime Sarmiento  I believe that  travel has the power to transform lives. Any journey brings new experiences and these open up our hearts and minds to all sorts of possibilities that we didn't consider before.    On a more pragmatic level, I also believe that travels will not only enhance once career path...

Want to go on a career break to travel the world?

  Text and photo by Prime Sarmiento If you've been reading this blog for quite some time, you'll know that I've been busy writing a book on how to have a a career break in order to travel. Well, I finished the first draft, it was reviewed and edited by my indie publisher and then returned to...

Q & A: Shannon O’Donnell on volunteering, career break and living the dream

  Interview by Prime Sarmiento   Solo female traveler Shannon O’ Donnell went on a career break because of a quarter-life crisis. Back in 2007, Shannon was living in LA to build her acting career while doing online marketing on the side to pay the bills.  Everything was doing well, but Shannon, who has been bitten...

Q&A: Sherry Ott talks about the joys of going on a career break

  Interview by Prime Sarmiento   Sherry Ott has been working in the information technology sector in New York for three years when she decided that it was about time to quit and travel the world. That was in 2006, back then Sherry’s plan was just to take a break from a career she didn’t...

Q & A: Mary Bartnikowski on career break and spiritual journeys

Interview by: Prime Sarmiento            Photographer, author and teacher Mary Bartnikowski took a two month career break from her thriving photography business in Palo Alto in 2005 to visit her then 18 -year old son who was backpacking in Nepal. Mary, however, never thought that brief career break will lead to...

How to travel alone as a woman: The path to location independence

Note: This is part three of my 6-part series on How To Travel Alone as a Woman. Note: The first part discusses travel safety tips for solo female travelers, the second is about how to travel on a budget. Text by Prime Sarmiento Photo by: Nina Sarmiento   A location independent professional is someone who can earn money...

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