Gap Year Blog #9 — Nerea

I think it is safe for me to say that my most memorable experiences of my gap year have been in the Jaguar Rescue…

Blog #5

There are many things that shocked me when arriving in Belgium. One of the most pleasant surprises was the amount of freedom that I had. I knew…

Gap Year Blog #11 — Tips

For you incoming gappies!

Gap Year Blog #3

As I have been in Belgium for almost a full month since August, I have started to get used to my day-to-day life here. I live in Presles, a tiny village outside of Charleroi, but most of my time is spent in Charleroi. If it is the weekday, I wake up and get to the city by 8:00 for school. Depending…

Blog #11

When going on a gap year Many things can go wrong trust me, I would know. I am taking this opportunity to share some tips and other advice that I have learned to help anyone thinking about a gap year in the future. The three main segments I want to talk about are Travel, Location, The UNEXPECTED. I hope that by…

Blog #4

Before taking my gap year, I realized that I would be away from home for an extended period of time and therefore, miss many events and holidays with my family. Surprisingly enough, those moments were not that hard emotionally. What I found the hardest was the times where I had to say goodbye to my friends that I…