I was an online tutor making six figures while traveling the world. I quit that and now I am a field worker harvesting cilantro.

I used to practice law but got tired of clients, so I quit and started tutoring online. Mostly for standardized tests: SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, and GMAT. A good amount of math as well. I was planning on just tutoring to make ends meet until I figured out what I wanted to do next, but it took off almost immediately and within a month I was making more than I ever did practicing law. The tutoring was mostly online, so I decided to start traveling. That’s what I’ve been doing the last 4 years and I’ve visited 30+ countries in that time – all while tutoring online.I’ve been bored with the tutoring for a while though, and at the end of 2020 decided to take 2021 to figure out what I really want to do. So I quit tutoring and planned out some things to try throughout the year. First up was harvesting cilantro with migrant field workers.I wanted to do this first to get a sense of what “real work” is: work that is back breaking and tedious. I also wanted experience with work that I’m 100% certain is beneficial to society. When I was practicing law and tutoring I always struggled with a sense that it was work that didn’t really matter. I was just helping shuffle money between corporations and helping students with the rat race of admissions – not truly teaching them anything. With harvesting cilantro I’m confident that I’m providing actual sustenance and flavor to society.I started a Substack to document my journey if you’d like to follow along. In the meantime, I’d love to answer any questions you may have. via /r/IAmA https://ift.tt/2KkshCC