A 34-year-old from the United Kingdom has been selected for the "best job in the world."
Ben Southall beat out more than 30,000 people who applied for the gig as the six-month caretaker of a tropical island in Australia. The job entails laying on a beach, swimming and getting people to come visit. It also pays six figures.
The 15 finalists were judged on their swimming and blogging abilities. There was also an intense interview process.
"All of the activities and all of the things we've done, has been an incredible challenge. It's been very testing, we've failed in sleeping for the last few nights I think, we've all been very nervous today. But to go away now as the island caretaker for tourism Queensland and Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honor," Southall said.
"I hope I can fill the boots as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I look forward to all of the new roles and responsibilities that the task involves."
Southall says that his charity experience and his sense of adventure likely helped him land the job.
"I've done lots of things over the last 10 years really. I've been involved in lots of charity events, lots of expeditions, lots of things in the public eye with the media. So hopefully all of those skills, and the high average I've got for those, has brought me through to get the final position of island caretaker," he said.
The job is part of an Australian tourism campaign to promote Queensland. Southall said he will get paid $111,000 for his service.
Ben Southall beat out more than 30,000 people who applied for the gig as the six-month caretaker of a tropical island in Australia. The job entails laying on a beach, swimming and getting people to come visit. It also pays six figures.
The 15 finalists were judged on their swimming and blogging abilities. There was also an intense interview process.
"All of the activities and all of the things we've done, has been an incredible challenge. It's been very testing, we've failed in sleeping for the last few nights I think, we've all been very nervous today. But to go away now as the island caretaker for tourism Queensland and Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honor," Southall said.
"I hope I can fill the boots as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I look forward to all of the new roles and responsibilities that the task involves."
Southall says that his charity experience and his sense of adventure likely helped him land the job.
"I've done lots of things over the last 10 years really. I've been involved in lots of charity events, lots of expeditions, lots of things in the public eye with the media. So hopefully all of those skills, and the high average I've got for those, has brought me through to get the final position of island caretaker," he said.
The job is part of an Australian tourism campaign to promote Queensland. Southall said he will get paid $111,000 for his service.
WHERE THE HELL WAS I WHEN THIS WAS ON CRAIG'S LIST?
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