text: So, in short you get paid for working a third of the time, exploring foreign countries the second third of the time and playing games the last third of the time. There's no other way to describe it other than "Best job ever." My name is Luke, I have been a Seagoing Cowboy for quite a while now and it is sure fun! I was about 18 when I started to work as a Seagoing Cowboy. I knew that it would be neat experience, but it was more that just a neat experience. It was a wonderful and unique experience, the people I worked with were wonderful.