Just a year ago, Zoe De La Paz was living like any other 20-something.

Earning $75,000 a year, De La Paz worked a steady job as a mechanical designer at an engineering firm, and split the rent for her Chicago apartment with a roommate. On paper, she was doing fine, but inside, she felt unfulfilled.

In 2024, a trip to visit a friend who worked at Yellowstone National Park inspired her to realize that there was more out there than a 9 to 5.

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“It was what made me realize that life was too short and that I was very unhappy at my corporate job,” the 26-year-old…

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