WORKING THE WORLD
by Hadley Hagemann
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has traveled the world,
H andCamerondifference in all the world’s
made a
continents.
“I worked 32 jobs over my 8.5 years of
working the world, and each job was a distinctively different experience, from working on
oil rigs in Northern Canada, to volunteering in
an orphanage in Mexico, to teaching English
in Korea, to setting up a sustainable bike work
shop in Africa, to working in corporate marketing in Ohio, to being a 6 star waiter on an Antarctic cruise ship to a Dive master in Thailand
to being a nightclub restroom attendant!”
Not only has he accomplished traveling to
such extent, and getting a taste of the world’s
cultures; but he also put his experiences into
words in his book, Hap Working the World.
You may know Cameron from his visits to
Ralston Valley with Spanish teacher, Ms. Cameron; Cameron’s wife that he met in a small surf
town, Sayulita. He visited and shared his stories
to some of the Spanish classes throughout the
day, inspiring the students to explore the world.
“Always believed that your 20’s are the
perfect time to explore, not just the world that
we live in, but also to explore who you are as a
person”.
Although Cameron’s experiences were astounding to hear about he says, “Just remember,
you’re not always going to get it right the first
time,” which is extremely true when you travel
as much as Cameron did.
Obviously having as many jobs as Cameron
has, you run into some rough spots. One surprisingly difficult job for Cameron was working
on a cruise ship in Antarctica.
The long hours, small living quarters, and
awful boss made the cruise ship a rough place
to work in; not to mention constantly getting
sea sick and forcing a smile to carry on. On top
of these stressful working conditions, he was
the only worker with English