Summary
Tiffany Duong had achieved the pinnacle of success: she'd finished law school, worked for a big firm in LA, and traveled as much as she could. But she was miserable.
Then she went scuba diving in the Galapagos, and everything changed. Her story is about letting go of your safety net, embracing the unknown, and finding bliss.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, so I'm out for a hike and it's a beautiful sunny day, gentle breeze. |
| 0:13.2 | It's been a really tough week slash month slash year for me. So it's a gift to have days like this where I make time to |
| 0:26.6 | go out and spend some quiet time in nature. |
| 0:30.6 | One of the things I like to do when I'm out in nature is look at maps. |
| 0:36.6 | I love to see where I am, what I'm looking at, what's |
| 0:40.6 | nearby. But often, like on this day, my map only shows the immediate vicinity. I can see all |
| 0:48.9 | these mountains off in the distance, but I don't know what they are. This is where an app called PeakVisor comes in handy. |
| 0:57.8 | PeakVisor is one of our sponsors. Their app figures out where you are, and then it tells you all |
| 1:03.6 | the mountains you're looking at. If you're a map geek like me, check out PeakVisor in the app store. |
| 1:09.8 | You just might love it. |
| 1:17.5 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big |
| 1:24.2 | questions through intimate stories outdoors. |
| 1:34.3 | As the world reopens, many of us are returning to the things we used to love, things we did before the pandemic. |
| 1:36.3 | We're traveling, we're seeing loved ones, we're going on adventures. |
| 1:41.3 | And every adventure is better with a great soundtrack. Our current season is |
| 1:47.8 | called Nature's Nostalgia. Each episode, we're sharing award-winning narratives and beloved fan |
| 1:54.6 | favorites from the early days of Out There. These stories are the perfect thing to fuel your |
| 2:00.4 | summer adventures, and they just might |
| 2:03.1 | give you the inspiration you need to lead a more fulfilling life. But before we get to today's |
| 2:10.1 | story, I have a favor to ask. It takes a lot of time and money to produce the intricate narratives you hear on Out There. |
| 2:25.9 | And because we're an independent podcast, we don't have financial support from a network or radio station. |
| 2:32.9 | So if Out There brightens your day at all, consider |
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