[custom_adv] This young man has so far used $60 thousand dollars of his own money to travel the world. He speaks Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. He has plans to travel to 197 countries! How about you? Have you ever wanted to quit your job, sell your stuff, and travel the world with only a backpack? Many people think about it, but how many actually do it? Lake Mary’s JP Salva is one of the few who literally walked the walk. A software developer and consultant for 15 years, JP, now 38, surrendered to his wanderlust more than four years ago. [custom_adv] “Life started to feel mundane,” says JP. “I was making decent money, which is why I can do this in the first place. But I realized it’s not just about money. It’s about filling an important need.” [custom_adv] That need was to see the world firsthand and never look back. But what possessed a thirty something to take this enormous leap? [custom_adv] When JP visited a Filipino orphanage with his brother JC and parents Marisol and José, who moved the family to Lake Mary from Puerto Rico, the Salva clan was destined to grow by two. The family fell in love with two children at the orphanage. JP, meanwhile, was bit by the travel bug. [custom_adv] After leaving his IT job, JP didn’t start traveling right away. But he eventually left Lake Mary and set out on the adventure of a lifetime, slowly making his way to countries very few visit. He didn’t fly first-class or stay in five-star hotels. Far from it, in fact. [custom_adv] After leaving his IT job, JP didn’t start traveling right away. But he eventually left Lake Mary and set out on the adventure of a lifetime, slowly making his way to countries very few visit. He didn’t fly first-class or stay in five-star hotels. Far from it, in fact.