Courtesy of Julia Masseslos
- Julia Masselos quit her startup job to travel to Greece in 2019 — and has kept traveling ever since.
- She worked for two years in a remote job, while living in Greece, Portugal, Germany, and Argentina.
- Masselos saved half her income and decided to use her savings to take a "sabbatical" in 2022.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julia Masselos, a 26-year-old from London. Insider verified her income with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
Working for a marketing startup straight out of university, I started to feel like the life I was living wasn't mine. I was in a conventional pipeline and dissatisfied with my life.