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Ever wonder about a new vocation? Try VOCATION VACATIONS!
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Mar 24, 2006, 11:16 PM
 
http://www.vocationvacations.com/

Test drive your fantasy job
Ever dreamed of running your own B&B? Perhaps brewing your own stout? Before you quit your day job, have a fun try-out.

By Anne Fisher, FORTUNE senior writer
March 22, 2006: 10:30 AM EST

NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - At some point most of us have daydreamed about quitting the climb up the corporate ladder. Who hasn't wondered what it would be like to earn a living as a wine maker, brewmaster, wilderness guide, or horse trainer?

Thanks to a company called Vocation Vacations, you can actually test drive your dream job.

Based in Portland, Ore., the two-year-old outfit arranges what might be called internships for grown-ups. For a fee of anywhere from $200 to over $1,000 (plus airfare and lodging), VV matches up people who want to learn a new trade with successful practitioners in their chosen field for a close look at the day-to-day nitty-gritty.

So what careers are hottest now? We asked Vocation Vacations founder and president Brian Kurth for the lowdown.

Food and drink
People are trying to learn what it means to be a cheese maker, pastry chef, wine maker, brewmaster, chocolatier -- just about any other food-related job imaginable.

"Over the past couple of decades, we've become a nation of foodies," says Kurth. "It's partly because of media exposure to high-end chefs, and partly because, as disposable income rises, people get pickier about what they eat and drink. It becomes a passion."

Animals, especially dogs
One opportunity Vocation Vacation offers is a day of "one-on-one mentorship as an animal therapist and educator" in West Palm Beach, Fla. (for $349 plus travel expenses). Or you could spend time learning how to breed or train horses, or how to run an animal shelter.

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Mar 26, 2006, 01:59 PM
 
This is a very cool idea me likey
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Hmm. No porn industry VV. This must change.
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Mar 27, 2006, 05:49 PM
 
I actually have already changed vocations, Started out as a licensed embalmer and funeral director. Like to work with and help people. The funeral business just ended up not being for me. Helps if have family in the business, but I didn't.

So I changed my vocation.

I became a Registered Nurse, A way to help people, To me a more rewarding career.

Proud of my current profession.

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Originally Posted by wdlove
I actually have already changed vocations, Started out as a licensed embalmer and funeral director. Like to work with and help people. The funeral business just ended up not being for me. Helps if have family in the business, but I didn't.

So I changed my vocation.

I became a Registered Nurse, A way to help people, To me a more rewarding career.

Proud of my current profession.
AWESOME!
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