At 26, Stephanie Be isn't your average travel blogger.
Yes, her blog TravelBreak has over 260,000 subscribers. Yes, she's been to over 40 countries. And yes, her Facebook and Instagram pictures of splashy sunsets and majestic landscapes seem almost too good to be true.
But with business savvy as her driving force, Be defines her career path as an "entrepretraveler."
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Having grown up immersed in Latino culture as the child of Mexican immigrants, Be wanted to see more of the world after graduating from UCLA.
“In Latino culture we're really encouraged to put others first and to serve each other. I love doing that, and I still do... but I also needed some time to be myself and do what I wanted to do and learn about people different than myself.”
She decided to take a gap year in Sydney, Australia, figuring that she would come back and find a corporate job eventually.
“I thought that travel was something that you get out of your system,” she said.
She worked as a bartender in Sydney, but longed for control over her schedule. That’s when she started freelancing.
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