What Are You Doing In Your Gap Year (2009-2010)?

Oo that's really interesting. I'd love to do more than I'm doing (which isn't much really) but I don't have the time, and had to compromise what to do/where to go with a friend.

Really want to do overlanding and voluntary work but I'll just do those in my Uni holidays. I'd love to go to India - jealous!

Now - February or so
Work work work. Eurgh.

Early March then..
Off with my friend to: Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China, Vietnam and New York.

Early September
Back in UK. Will no doubt be depressed after travelling for 6 months in amazing countries. But as I'm doing a language at Uni, when I get back (apart from getting ready for Uni) I'll learn some Japanese.

This is hard though now. I mean it's hard to see everyone going off starting their new lives etc - I know it'll be worth it for sure and I'm glad I'm travelling, but it's not so good right now.

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september - december, working as a health care assistant

december-march- university interviews, may still be doing full time work but bank work

march - september- TRAVEL!!
Going to do europe via backpack and the train by myself..started saving alredy!

september-forever - hopefully nursing at nottingham!

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jack252

anna_spanner89

september - december, working as a health care assistant

december-march- university interviews, may still be doing full time work but bank work

march - september- TRAVEL!!
Going to do europe via backpack and the train by myself..started saving alredy!

september-forever - hopefully nursing at nottingham!

Im thinking about that backpacking with the interrail pass :biggrin:

but im still unsure :P seems a bit scary =]

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jack252

Im thinking about that backpacking with the interrail pass :biggrin:

but im still unsure :P seems a bit scary =]

Its the fear that makes it so much more exciting :smile:

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Copyrighteous

Going to Thailand (maybe even Japan if I'm lucky!) for a whole year, thanks to Project Trust. :smile:

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MKJL450

anna_spanner89

september - december, working as a health care assistant

december-march- university interviews, may still be doing full time work but bank work

march - september- TRAVEL!!
Going to do europe via backpack and the train by myself..started saving alredy!

september-forever - hopefully nursing at nottingham!

By yourself?

I was thinking of doing so. But i might get bored of my own company lol

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T kay

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Well my main priority is to find out what I would like to do at uni!

I'll be getting a job aswel and maybe towards the end of the year do a bit of travelling.

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T kay

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franpgb

Oo that's really interesting. I'd love to do more than I'm doing (which isn't much really) but I don't have the time, and had to compromise what to do/where to go with a friend.

Really want to do overlanding and voluntary work but I'll just do those in my Uni holidays. I'd love to go to India - jealous!

Now - February or so
Work work work. Eurgh.

Early March then..
Off with my friend to: Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China, Vietnam and New York.

Early September
Back in UK. Will no doubt be depressed after travelling for 6 months in amazing countries. But as I'm doing a language at Uni, when I get back (apart from getting ready for Uni) I'll learn some Japanese.

This is hard though now. I mean it's hard to see everyone going off starting their new lives etc - I know it'll be worth it for sure and I'm glad I'm travelling, but it's not so good right now.

Now that's what you call a gap year!! I'm hoping to do some travelling towards the end of my gap yea, if I have enough money left over that is! Are you going with a voluntary organisation?

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Copyrighteous

Going to Thailand (maybe even Japan if I'm lucky!) for a whole year, thanks to Project Trust. :smile:

Wow. Project Trust are really great too I've heard - lucky. What are you doing?

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T kay

Now that's what you call a gap year!! I'm hoping to do some travelling towards the end of my gap yea, if I have enough money left over that is! Are you going with a voluntary organisation?

Ha classic, though slightly unoriginal :biggrin:

Nah - just doing it all ourselves. Get a RTW Ticket (not through STA though as they ain't good for it apparently) and go. When we get to Thailand, we'll travel on foot through Asia and just get a flight from China to New York.

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MKJL450

By yourself?

I was thinking of doing so. But i might get bored of my own company lol

well if anyone fancies coming..lol

no i want to do it alone i get more freedom..plus i want time to really find who i am and what i can achieve alone!!

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I really don't see an issue...

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0129Hippy

May to September= Work experience in Hospital in England, Work to save money the rest of the time, maybe volunteer work etc.

September to January= Travelling to New zealand and Germany, maybe a stay in Australia. Try and further language skills but also have a good time.

Febuary to whenever= Off to Camp America. Maybe some travelling, working around America around that time.

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^ Go to Hawaii - my friend went and the sun shone out its arse basically. Everyone raves about it.

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Copyrighteous

franpgb

Wow. Project Trust are really great too I've heard - lucky. What are you doing?

Teaching English as a foreign language. At the minute though, I'm figuring out just how to raise the rest of the money!

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MKJL450

anna_spanner89

well if anyone fancies coming..lol

no i want to do it alone i get more freedom..plus i want time to really find who i am and what i can achieve alone!!

Yeh thats good.

I think its cause i was planning on a year in Thailand. And id be alone - i think its just a daunting prospect and so far away. But i dont know. I might even go for it yet :smile:

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