Are You Kidding Me?

I've picked the wrong career. At least in terms of great trips.

In Cambridge I was talking to my geologist mate Gar. His degree is sending him on a month-long North Atlantic "cruise." They're going to take a boat out to the middle of the ocean and drag the bottom for rocks for about a month. In all seriousness, its work. There'll be no ports and it's 8 hours on, 8 hours off, work all the time. But still, c'mon. This is in addition to the frequent trips he's taking to North Africa, Ireland, Greece and what ever, all to gather rocks.

Who would have thought you actually didn't have to go anywhere near Africa to write about its economy? If you want a job that travels, get a degree in rocks.