When I was in college, I would often find myself dreaming of traveling the country. I would imagine myself hiking the Appalachian Trail or living in a van while on the road to nowhere. To this day, it is often one of my escapisms.
One thing that I dream about is making a living while being a private tutor and traveling the country. It’s difficult, because part of the job is building a reputation with the community. So if I start traveling, I would have to spend a year or two in a single place before I can go off to somewhere new, and wherever I go, I am not guaranteed the income that I need to support myself. The only other option would be to be an online tutor, but that has it’s own troubles. The demand for online tutoring is high, but the supply is even higher. I would be competing with everyone across the nation. Although I have the experience to back up my hourly rates, my rates could never compare to a high schooler who took the class once and made an A. So even then, it would be a matter of building a reputation on whichever platform I find myself on.
Some other options I thought of would be to live stream the sessions. I have always been able to get a laugh out of students, especially if I let my brain go off the rail, but doing live streams while on the road can be difficult. I have also just thought of providing my own private tutoring outside of well known platforms, but I would still need to advertise myself and build some rapport with communities.
It’s a lot to think about, and I have a couple of years to figure it out. I have something stable for me right now, so I might just try to save up some money, and in a year, I could set sail and try something new. Or I might end up sticking with what I know because it’s safer. I am a creature of habit after all.
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