job satisfaction

I've never told anyone this before because I never thought it was very important to anyone but myself:

When I was little I wanted to be an explorer like Hudson or Cartier because I loved the idea of chartering the unknown, making discoveries, meeting interesting people..
I was devastated when I found out that we already know where everything is, and I put my aspirations of becoming a great explorer aside.

I think I might be living my childhood dream.