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What to do?

There are a wealth of opportunities available to you as a gap year traveller. Here are just some of the activities gap year students choose to do:

  • Conservation projects e.g. working on wildlife reserves; planting trees.

  • Field research e.g. as a field assistant on a research project, independent research or on a course at a Field Study Centre

  • Expeditions in remote or challenging environments

  • Caring e.g. working with street children, in an orphanage. 

  • Teaching e.g. being a teaching assistant or Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).

  • Outdoor education and camps e.g. working in Outward Bound centres or Summer Camps. 

  • Learning a new outdoor skill: e.g. climbing, sailing, canoeing, trekking, skiing, desert travel. 

  • Courses and cultural exchanges: e.g. languages, university summer courses. 

  • Work: e.g. paid work, work experience, internships. 

  • Independent travel. 

 

To help you decide:

  • Think about what experiences would fit in with your aims and objectives.

  • Speak to people who have been on or are knowledgeable about gap years.

  • When you find something which sounds attractive, search for other similar opportunities and compare what is on offer.

  • Look at books and gap year web-sites.  Some you may wish to look at include:

    • www.rgs.org/je

    • www.yearoutgroup.org

    • www.gapadvice.org

    • www.gapyear.com

    • www.gap360.com

    • www.freevolunteering.co.uk

    • www.omprakash.org

    • www.volunteersouthamerica.net

 

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