[pct-l] Time off to hike

[Jeffrey Olson]

Just curious as to how people find the time to spend months or even 
weeks hiking the trail. Do many of you have jobs that allow you to take 
breaks or maybe you have seasonal jobs? I write this from my corporate 
desk job.
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If you're school-savvy, go to grad school that has a quarter system.  
Make sure you study in area that has lots of jobs - like nursing or 
teaching social work at a university.  The quarter system gives you four 
months of summer break.  Nursing allows you to work for a couple years, 
save money, take six or seven months off, and then get another job.  
Academic social work does the same thing - it's not abnormal to change 
schools once in a while, especially if you'd rather teach and hike than 
do research...

Jeff, Martin SD