{"id":13686,"date":"2018-10-31T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samantha-brown.com\/?p=13686"},"modified":"2019-10-08T12:19:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T16:19:37","slug":"samantha-landed-first-job-travel-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samantha-brown.com\/video\/samantha-landed-first-job-travel-host\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha Brown shares what it&#8217;s like to be a travel television host"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YNE4_1O4n1M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>The road from waiting tables to television host has been an interesting one.<\/h1>\n<p>I always dreamed of being on Broadway or in an LA-based sitcom. Never in a million years did I imagine myself <a href=\"https:\/\/samantha-brown.com\/video\/first-day-hosting-travel-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hosting a travel show<\/a>. And yet here I am! It&#8217;s crazy that the job I actually ended up landing has surpassed my wildest dreams.<\/p>\n<p>This interview delves deep into how I ended up with the best job in the world, as well as the highs and lows of traveling for a living. I can&#8217;t say enough good things about my career, but being away from home 230 days a year (and sleeping in a different hotel every other night) is actually quite draining. In fact, the hardest part of the job is managing loneliness. Every night, I go to bed alone and wake up alone, knowing the people I love are hundreds or thousands of miles away. It&#8217;s really challenging, but it&#8217;s a part of the job.<\/p>\n<p>All that said, I wouldn&#8217;t trade what I do for anything.\u00a0Meeting new people, exploring the world and broadening my horizons every single day is something I cherish. I love seeing how people live their everyday lives. What&#8217;s a regular day to someone else might feel anything but ordinary to me. Not only does it help me grow, but also allows me to view my everyday life in a whole new light. I love what I do.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you travel a lot? What&#8217;s your favorite part? Least favorite?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The road from waiting tables to television host has been an interesting one. I always dreamed of being on Broadway or in an LA-based sitcom. Never in a million years did I imagine myself hosting a travel show. And yet here I am! 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