gap-year

GapyearisanEnglishexpressionreferringtoaperiodoftime-notnecessarilyayearinwhichstudentstaketimeoffanddosomethingotherthanschooling,suchastravelorwork.Theyearoutismostcommonlytakenaftersecondaryschoolandbeforestartinguniversity.ThepracticeoftakingagapyeardevelopedintheUnitedKingdominthe1960s.Thewordonthestreetwasthatitinvolvedtravelforthewealthyfewandprettymuchnothingfortherestofus.Nowadays,however,allsortsofpeoplearetaking‘gaps’,doingathousanddifferentthings.travelvolunteerworkinternationaleducationprogramsworkingholidayAlotofpeopledidn’tknowaboutgapyearsduringtheirschooldaysorwerenotfinanciallyable,havechosentomakeupforthemissedlessonafterworkingforafewyears.SunDongchun13months,6countriesTheworldhasnotchanged,butIhavechanged.•broadenourhorizons•teachpeoplehowtoadapttotheunfamiliarworld,howtoliveinharmonywithothersandhowtocopewithstress•knowwhatyouareinterestedinandsetyourgoalinlifeIbelievethatgapyearisanattitude.Ifyouhavetheheartforchallengingandexploring,youcanexperienceyourgapyearinyourdailylife.Andyoucanalsotakeadvantageoftheweekendsofholidaysas“gapmonth”or“gapweek”.Oneisnevertoolatetotakehisgapyear.Let’sstartrightnow!