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“I remember lying in bed and feeling hollowed out,” said the now 27-year-old Tom Turcich, who lost his dear friend, AnneMarie, when he was just 17 years old. “I sat on a lawn with some friends and everyone was crying except me. I didn’t understand it. In an instance, she was gone. Before then, I…
“Quitting my job was never in the cards,” says former consultant Keith Armington. “I wanted to be partner, a lifer.” Well, never say never. Born and raised in Philadelphia, the now 27-year-old followed the consultant path straight out of college — which is to say he worked hard and climbed the corporate ladder. He even…
Pemba Sherpa Pemba Sherpa has nearly died while climbing many times. He has been buried in multiple avalanches, fallen in mountain crevices, and gotten frostbitten in all his fingers and toes. He grew up in a poor village in the Everest region of Nepal called Sengma, without running water, electricity, or roads, along with his…
In the first article of this series, we asked experts what it’s really like to quit your job and move to a vacation destination. The rest of the series focuses on the experiences of people who’ve actually done it. This installment tells the story of Charlie Ives and Brittany Bennett, who travel the world as…
Jennifer Tiller with her children, who were both born in Puerto Rico In the first article of this series, we asked experts what it’s really like to quit your job and move to a vacation destination. The rest of the series focuses on the experiences of people who’ve actually done it. This installment tells the…
Photo courtesy of Glen Simkins In the first article of this series, we asked experts what it’s really like to quit your job and move to a vacation destination. The rest of the series will focus on the experiences of people who’ve actually done it. This installment tells the story of Glen Simkins, owner of…