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Jobs Abroad: The Ultimate Boomer Adventure

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One of the rites of passage for boomers who came of age in the late 1960s or early 1970s was the six- or 12-month backpacking trip through an exotic locale (yes, Europe was considered exotic back then). Armed with little more than “Frommer’s Europe on $5 a Day” as their travel Bible, some went to find themselves, others to lose themselves. But the point is, pretty much everyone went. And going again is one of the generation’s most-popular daydreams.

Meet Michael Botnick, 62, and his wife Susan Fabrikant, 60, who stopped daydreaming and found a way to actually do it. The pair locked up their Coeur d’Alene, Idaho home and moved to a U.S. military base in Germany to work providing therapy to soldiers returning from the front lines. Botnick and Fabrikant got two-year contracts, live on base, and spend their time off traveling around Europe. While Botnick acknowledges that they intitially went just for the adventure and travel opportunities, he surprised even himself by getting into the work itself.

“I had a major case of burn-out,” he said, “and this experience has renewed my passion for my life’s work.” Just last week, he posted a weekly journal entry on Facebook saying how great it felt to be part of his military unit. A far cry from his days as a Vietnam War protester, for sure. “Of course I was a radical,” Botnick said. “It was a different time, different war and different Army. I support our troops and very proud of our army. This is not Vietnam.”

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