10 The Hampton Roads Messenger Pursuing Careers Outdoors in an Online Age BY JONAH MOST
Career Opportunities MUIR BEACH, Calif.
— At 7:00 AM Cyrina King often starts her workday taking the temperature of the compost pile. A recent graduate from Bard College, King is working as a counselor at Slide Ranch, a Marin-based organization that teaches farm skills and environmental science to children.
Choosing to
pursue work outdoors, some young adults today in Northern California are defying expectations of a generation thought to be too obsessed with technology to have interest in the great outdoors.
The average Maya Havusha, Amelea Canaris and Cyrina King at Slide Ranch. Photo by Jonah Most The pay may be minimal, but the
position comes with perks that staff say far exceed those offered in corporate
offices, including tent lodging, unlimited goat cheese, great views and a fantastic community.
Sure thing.
Life has no guarantees, but in business I knew exactly what I wanted. A company that gave me the start-up help I needed, freedom to make my own decisions … plus the chance to earn a great living. With so many unknowns in life, my career isn’t one of them. That’s for sure.
adolescent spends 7.5 hours per day
consuming entertainment media, leaving little time for much else. Youth obesity
rates are at record highs and attendance levels at US national forests and state parks have been declining for several decades.
But, while addiction to screens
keeps many indoors, some young adults are rejecting this trend and are declining to spend their time tuned-in, logged-on or otherwise zoned out.
Employment is one area where
young adults’ interest in the outdoors is most visible. For recent graduates, choosing a career is often the most important decision they have ever made and some are rejecting the notion that a college degree is a license to sit in front
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