What's it like to submarine dive a thousand feet underwater to an unexplored region of the Galápagos Islands? Marine conservationist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jessica Cramp takes us on a journey to find out.

Do you wish every day were an adventure? For these people, it is.

In the video above, marine conservationist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jessica Cramp takes you on a tour of her underwater office as she journeys through an unexplored area of the Galápagos Islands. Below, other Nat Geo explorers traverse the wilds of Patagonia, explore Greenland’s remote caves, and conquer the world’s largest glaciers. (Watch more #BestJobEver videos.)

Ross Donihue and Marty Schnure are creating the first map of Chile’s future Patagonia National Park with a National Geographic Young Explorer grant. That means they’ve been exploring every inch of its vast landscapes, “scrambling through deep brush or crossing tons of streams that are ice-cold,” says Schnure.

“The real goal

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