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Why @travelingfro quit her job and followed her dreams

by Jakiya Brown· March 06, 2017· in Entertainment· 0 comments tags: jakiya brown, travel, travel for less, travelingfro
Photographed by Derick Marquez For the past year I have all too often dreamt of the moment where I would walk right up to my boss and nonchalantly say, “Hey, I quit.” Who knew this past October 2016  I’d actually do just that. My name is Jakiya Brown, or as you might know me, @travelingfro. Some would say, “I’m living the dream,” traveling the world after making an exit stage left from my 9-9 #corporatelife; but that didn’t come easy. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy my job, but somewhere along the way (3 years to be precise) I discovered my passion. I was working for over 6 years in the beauty industry, developing marketing and advertising campaigns for some of the biggest brands in beauty. But I came to a point where I realized, “I don’t want to do this anymore…and that’s ok.” I wanted more flexibility and ownership of my time. It was after my first trip to Africa on a 1 month volunteer assignment that I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Travel. And I mean real travel, NOT “vacationing.” I didn’t want to do it for the selfies, tourist sights, or the Instagram stuntin’; although that’s fun too. I wanted to genuinely travel; experience new cultures, immerse […]
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