One day I was watching Outlander on Netflix (great show!). They were coming to America from Scotland on a Tall Ship. Now back in 2011, I went to see Tall Ships America up on Lake Erie with Dad and we talked about how cool it would be to live and work on one of the boats. So as I was sitting there watching Outlander, I got that feeling again, that I wanted to do that, I wanted to be one of those people who worked and lived on a Tall Ship. Right that instant, I got on the Tall Ships America website and perused their job openings. I found one in near Boston, MA, that was a four month season, and I called the Captain the next day to see if they were still hiring and if they would take someone with no experience, they said yes! Within that week, I had accepted the job! I was excited, nervous, and sad, all at the same time!

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