The field tech life can be enjoyable, but, what I mean when I say you can't make a living out of it, is that there will come a day when the travel and the lack of stability will make you nuts, and you'll have to find something else to do, whether that means going back for the MA or PhD, or changing careers completely. But the three years I spent shovel-bumming were among the most fun of my life, meeting new people, going to new places and learning new languages.
New Places, New People, New Languages
The Life of a Field Technician
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