for several weeks sarah solomons office was a camper van she and her boyfriend rented as they cruised around new zealand previously her office was in guatemala and its also been in hawaii thats because today solomon 26 is able to work from anywhere in the world with her laptop and a wifi signal as a freelance publicist but she didnt start her career that way two years ago solomon chose to leave an enviable job at a publicity firm in new york city and decided to pack up and hit the road i started getting a little tired of just the same 9 to 5 routine every day getting up going to work and just repeating it and i was a little unhappy at my job she said so i started looking for other opportunities and it was at this time that i came across the concept of a digital nomad which is someone who travels the world but they also make an income online sarah solomon a 26yearold freelance publicist is spending five weeks working from a camper van in new zealand abc news and now she said she doesnt know if or when shes coming back when i left new york city i said oh go for a year ill travel for a year and then ill come back and you know probably get a job again but let me do this year digital nomad journey while i have the chance solomon said its obviously been longer than a year with no end in sight shes not alone solomon is part of a trend that some are calling millennial burnout a generational shift that has many 20 and 30somethings making life choices that prioritize fulfilling experiences over lucrative careers more millennial invasion here are the top 5 trending vacation spots in 2019 one of the things thats really interesting with this generation is that theyre digital natives said psychotherapist robi ludwig someone in the past might have been stuck in their office now can make a virtual office ludwig also noted that millennials seem to have an idealized image of what their life should look like and they dont want to settle for less she continued they really are a very selfaware generation that has been raised to ask the question why why should i be working at this job i dont like its important to be happy and to pay attention to your wellbeing also contributes to the choices they will make more five lowcost ways to be your own boss nathan kryzinski 24 deferred a future in civil engineering for a life on the alaskan frontier as a sled dog musher i went to school for six years a lot of time spent sitting down in the library kryzinski said after all that was finally said and done i kind of ready for something different a change of pace i wanted to do something different take a little detour kryzinki said mushing dogs