This Company Will Pay You $10k To Travel The World With A Friend
Jobs that pay for full-time travel are incredibly hard to come by. One company, however, is offering a sample of the good life with the short-term gig of your dreams.
Third Home, a site that facilitates home swaps for vacation home owners, is now accepting applications for what it calls the “best job on the planet:” a three-month globetrotting stint that is fully paid.
The winning applicant ― who must submit a video detailing their social media and travel chops ― will visit up to 12 of Third Home’s vacation rentals around the world, writing and vlogging about their experience. They’ll receive $10,000 per month for three months, plus travel expenses. A companion can come along, though their travel expenses won’t be covered.
Sure, this is all likely a promotional ploy to get people talking about Third Home. But hey, if they’re offering to fund our travels, we’ll gladly oblige.
Applications are due March 30. And if you don’t score the job, don’t dismay. Keep an eye on cheap flight websites, learn to book smart and make a dream trip come true on your own terms.
Happy travels!
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VOCABULARY WORDS:
1. Gig (n./ informal) ~ a job, usually in the entertainment injustry
2. Swap (v.) ~ to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another
3. Globetrotting (v.) ~ to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently
4. Stint (n.) ~ an individual's prescribed share of work
5. Ploy (n.) ~ a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage
6. Oblige (v.) ~ do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them
7. Dismay (n.) ~ consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected
8. To have the chops (idiom) ~ to have good skill at
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:
1. What is "Third Home"? What is the job they're offering?
2. What do you think of this job? Would you be willing to give up your current job to do it? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think this marketing strategy is effective in promoting a company? Discuss your opinion.
