It’s simple.  Every once in awhile we open up applications for new cast members.  This is one of those times.

Below is the post that we’re sending out with some basics on the position and how to apply.  If you follow the site then should already have a pretty good idea.  IF this is the chance you’ve been waiting for then send us some information on why you’re perfect for this.  If not, then forward this along to someone you know who is perfect for it.  Its not often you get a chance like this, so make it count.

Cast Needed – Quito, Ecuador

What if you got up tomorrow and quit your job, packed your bag, and then took off on an adventure?  What if you did it with a camera following you, sharing your story with the world?

This is a story about leaving your life behind to live, work, and travel in foreign cultures. You’ll live your life immersed in the local experience, documenting your journey, and then moving on to the next location – all in 90 days.

The Basics

We’re looking for passionate adventurers (no previous travel experience necessary), who are willing to hop on a plane and arrive in Quito, Ecuador to meet 3 strangers they will travel with for the next 3-9 months. Once in Quito, we’ll document your story as you and the other travelers work to find housing, jobs and build a life for yourself. After working for 90 days, you and the rest of the team will pack up and decide if you want to keep traveling together. If so, you’ll head on to the next location of the group’s choosing.

Documentation
Your departure to Ecuador, the job and housing search, local experiences, trips, relationships, dates–your life– will all be filmed by a dedicated producer who will work with our US team to make sure that we capture the most important parts of your story. You will also be responsible for writing about, photographing, and filming your experiences as well as updating your story on the website (jetsetzero.tv). This is an amazing opportunity to tell your unique travel stories and adventures, but we will only consider applicants that demonstrate a willingness to share their lives with complete openness. If you are not comfortable with the thought of someone filming you haggling with a local street vendor, going on a date, or working a job then this isn’t the position for you.

Learn More
To learn more about the show and see past episodes go to http://www.jetsetzero.tv. You can see more of what to expect from local living (http://www.jetsetzero.tv/episodes/?episode=5), to housing (http://www.jetsetzero.tv/episodes/?episode=15 ), and new environments (http://www.jetsetzero.tv/episodes/?episode=17). You can also check out a short interview with the current cast in the March issue of National Geographic Traveler.

We’ve tried many times to sum up the cast experience, and this is as close as we’ve gotten:

“Endless neon streets, remote jungles, high speed trains, roaring motorcycles, elephants, ostriches, bizarre foods, awesome foods, new friends, tiny villages, sprawling cities, prefect deserted beaches, busting subway stations, exciting skylines, unfamiliar alleys, new experiences, a life without regret and the promise that for not even a single second will you be bored with what you are doing.”

Important

Filming starts the first week of April.
As a cast member, this position is completely unpaid; self-funded travel and local work are both critical parts of the experience and show.
We are looking to confirm these positions as soon as possible, so applying early is in your best interest.

Apply

Step one of the application process is to send us an email detailing why this is the position for you and what makes you the perfect fit for this adventure. Get creative. Send us any additional stories, writing samples, photographs, videos (or links to videos) that will help us understand why you will be able to tell this story better than anyone else.

Blogging, writing, photography, and videography are all excellent (though not required) skills. If you have one of these, make sure to include some samples of your work.
If you’re feeling ambitious and are sure you’ll make it to round two of the application process then film a video introducing us to who you are and why you should be on the next cast of Jet Set Zero.

Live more of your life in a few months than most people do in a lifetime.

jobs@jetsetzero.tv

(Version française plus bas)

I have a second part-time job: I am now a French tutor ! My students are the mothers of two children I work with at the day-care center. One is Brazilian, the other is Japanese. I teach six and a half hours per week and I get paid 8 dollars per hour. I know it is not much for a private tutor, especially since it takes me the same amount of time to prepare the lessons. But, considering that I have little tutoring experience, that I enjoy doing it, that it’s a good opportunity for me to review some gramatical rules I have forgotten, and last but not least, that my students are extremely nice, I’m very happy with 8 dollars/hour.

Besides, I have started teaching workshops now and then to a group of French speaking Vietnamese students who will do their master’s degree in France. So much work, so much time, but so much fun! YAY!

* * * * * * *

DEUX JOBS ET DEMI

J’ai un deuxième travail à temps partiel: je suis désormais tutrice de Français! Mes étudiants sont les mamans de deux enfants dont je suis la maîtresse à la crèche. L’une est brésilienne, l’autre est japonaise. J’enseigne six heures et demie par semaine à 8 dollars de l’heure. Je sais bien que pour un professeur particulier, ce n’est pas beaucoup. Mais enfin, vu que je n’ai pas beaucoup d’expérience dans ce domaine, que j’aime ça, que ça me donne l’occasion de revoir des règles de grammaire oubliées, et que mes étudiantes sont très sympathiques, ce forfait horaire me convient pleinement.

D’autre part, j’ai commencé à animer des ateliers pour des étudiants vietnamiens francophones qui s’apprêtent à faire leur master en France. Tellement de travail, tellement de temps, mais tellement de plaisir! Youhou!

My trek to landing a steady job has been well, more difficult than the other Jet Set ladies. I haven’t been able to land anything in an English school here, but tutoring is becoming my preferred occupation. At first, I got a tutoring gig from the website couchsurfers.org, as a replacement for an expat leaving the country. It was only three hours of tutoring a week, but since I couldn’t seem to find anything more than that at the time, I was more than happy to undertake it. All in my first week, that three hours has multiplied to seven and a half, and I now am capable of not only covering my rent of $210/month, I can now eat about $50 of food without going further into the hole. On top of it, one of the mothers of the children I teach is just about the most helpful women in the world. She’s actively helping me look for an English school that will take me in, and has been the only reason for my increased hours.

Thus far, there are two significant reasons why I think tutoring kicks English teachings ass (in a school anyway)

1) Its more personal. You get to know the children better, and its becoming easier and easier for me to understand the culture here through my interactions with these kids. Not to mention, they’re all pretty awesome and well-behaved, which tends to help.

2) The dress code. I hate, and I mean hate, dressing up in any way, form, or fashion. Getting to wear jeans and a t-shirt to my tutoring sessions definitely beats having to wear uncomfortable shoes and a button down blouse. My boss in Los Angeles had a hard enough time asking if I had even ever worn a dress in my life, much less business casual clothing.

If this upward trend continues, maybe I’ll be able to make up some of the money I lost during my first jobless month in Saigon.