how do i meet guys and people on my gap year??

I know how silly this sounds but I am so inexperienced with meeting guys and I have really high standards when it comes to men so I’m picky and won’t settle for somebody who meets the bare minimum, like just being borderline respectful and somewhat nice. Unfortunately, I have never, ever, not once met a guy in my life who is kind and sweet and respectful and actually is interested in knowing me, so this has exacerbated my high expectations. I’m in my final year of sixth form, and I’m not in a city - I’m in a place where everyone pretty much knows eachother as friends of friends. When I’ve finished sixth form, I want to take a gap year before going to uni, and I don’t want to be bored - I want to meet people, either friends or a boy (I really don’t mind) and actually start living the teenage life I haven’t had. So, with that being said, how do you actually meet guys? Or how will I actually socialise in my gap year to meet people? It is a stupid question, but everyone I know who has a bf met them on Snapchat, and as a (major) hopeless romantic (and I find Snapchat pretty dodgy) I don’t want to even try going on there. How do you meet people your age? Is it through clubbing, certain apps? You don’t hve extra curriculars to socialise in in your gap year. I just want to have fun. Icl I think I’d be too scared to use a dating app so young. I literally have no older friend or family influences I can ask about this so I’m kind of relying on here!
Also… it may be worth mentioning that it would be strictly friendly or romantic if I did meet someone. Nothing else, bc I’m asexual. Would this make it harder for the typical guy to want to date me? As I’m writing this, I want to clarify that I honestly don’t mind if I made friends who were guys or girls - I just really, really want to have fun, and make friends, and potentially date a boy if it goes that way.
Any advice would be so appreciated. I don’t mind what. Thank you- have a great day.