To pay down my $100,000 in college loans, I had to travel as far from academia as I could get -- a boat in Alaska
Thursday, Nov 17, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 24Nick Rahaim is a commercial fisherman and writer. His work has been published in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, New America Media, counterpunch.org, usatoday.com and other print and online outlets. Check out his blog at <a href="http://outside-in.me/">outside-in.me.</a>
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