Monday, 26 September 2011

Getting The Best Out Of Your Gap Year Options

By Chase Crawford


Every high school student goes a transition year before entering the university which is called gap year. More than just being an important personal holiday, it is the time when students can make clear decisions about their future. In connection to this, gap year options are there to help students plan the career they would take in the coming year.

The specific number of months it covers often varies depending on the students' personal experiences even if the term suggests a 'year'. It can be spent in any way a student wants to spend it. But based on surveys, travelling to countries abroad is the top gap year activity for most of the students.

Before packing their things for a gap year holiday, students are advised to answer two important questions first. These are - where to go and why go there. Taking time to surf the internet can give them ideas about gap year programs abroad they might want to engage in. They often offer a volunteer work abroad or a paid job abroad like a working holiday in Japan. Whether students choose to work abroad during this season of their lives, they still get to enjoy the experience of being in another country.

Students who ought to spend their gap year doing some volunteer work must be reminded that volunteers to other countries are required to pay their own trip expenses and provide their own living allowances for the rest of their stay abroad. Scout for programs which your budget could afford without sacrificing your passion. Choose those that last only for weeks or months if you spending an entire year cannot be supported by funds.

Check out activities in Africa like advocating for animal and environment protection while enjoying the unique wildlife there if volunteer vacation is what you are after. You can also engage in caring for the AIDS victims or teaching the poor children in Cambodia. There are a lot of gap year options available for those who love to vacation and to volunteer at the same time. They just have to be wise in choosing which ones suit their advocacies, personalities and their budgets.

For those who enjoy the outdoors and want to make a fortune out of their vacation must consider spending their gap year Japan and other snow prone countries. There they can enjoy extreme activities like skiing or snowboarding up to their hearts content. They too can make a living either by conducting some ski lessons or by teaching interested Japanese natives how to speak in conversational English fluently.

If you have set learning Japanese as one of your goals in visiting the country, you can just ask a native friend to help you learn it. In return, you can help him learn English. There are a lot more jobs for foreigners in Japan, you just have to take your pick.
Gap year options will never be complete without travel insurance.

Before getting excited about their gap year options students must secure themselves some travel insurance. This will give them a security that they are covered no matter what happens to them while working or volunteering abroad.




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