Overview
Inside this guide you will find information on:
Deciding to take a gap year - the rewards, the risks, discussions with schools, universities, timing, fund raising, red tape, reassurance for parents.
Gap year placement organizations - full details of companies which arrange specialist Gap Year programs, expeditions, work experience, voluntary work, etc.
Other opportunities - hundreds of other projects available for young people taking time out including:
Accompany bush rangers in wildlife parks in Botswana Get involved in tsunami relief in Thailand or Sri Lanka Help keep children off the streets in Guatemala Learn to be a snowboard, surfing or diving instructor Crew on yachts around the Med, the Caribbean or Florida Ride the outback as a jack- or jilleroo in Australia Teach English in Europe, India, Japan or China Build walkways in the Costa Rican rainforest Study drama, art, cinema, or cookery in Italy Protect bears and loggerhead turtles in Greece
Country by country guide - covers the complete range of opportunities listed by country, to be found in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Over 100 first hand accounts from people who have taken Gap Years.
Synopsis
Young people approaching the end of school or university are uniquely privileged to be able to contemplate taking a year off before going on to the next phase of their lives. This is the definitive handbook for all those students who want to make the most of a year off before or after their university course to work and travel.Topics covered include making the decision to take a Gap Year including considering the rewards and risks; discussing the idea with schools, universities and employers; planning and making preparations; and fund raising. Author Susan Griffith includes all the necessary information on the specialist Gap Year programs available, the jobs that can be found by travelers worldwide, the possibilities for voluntary work around the world, joining an expedition, gaining some new skill or qualification, or simply taking the opportunity to travel. First hand stories and case histories from Gap Year travelers vividly illustrate the book.
The book also includes a country-by-country guide to Gap Year opportunities in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Israel, and Latin America as well as the USA.