A conservation gap year is the adventure of a lifetime. With all the new experiences, the incredible sights and sounds and the friends you’ll make, you may think that there is no way you are ever going to feel homesick. But homesickness can affect even those who don’t think it can happen to them, and [...]

A conservation gap year is best experienced when you go alone. You may want to go away with your partner or your best friend, which is quite common and has its benefits. However, for the majority of people going on a conservation gap year, they will get more from it when they go solo. Here [...]

When you go on a conservation gap year you will be giving your time and effort to a good cause. You will sometimes be working in tough conditions and working long hours in an unfamiliar environment. And yet a conservation gap year can give you back a lot in return. Here are a few of [...]

You’re on your gap year break. You find yourself watching from behind a bush. The African sun’s on your back as you look through the binoculars trying to spot that rare bird.   Perhaps a couple of days later you find yourself looking at a migration trail and trying to estimate the [...]

It can all too easily happen when you’re about to take a gap year or sabbatical. You have made the decision, notified everyone, obtained the appropriate approvals and that’s when it happens – you suddenly realise that you don’t know what to do with that precious time you’ve just freed up!

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Gap year projects are no longer just the domain of college and university leavers looking for fun and independence before hitting the workplace. Nowadays the gap year market also caters to those taking sabbaticals from work, those who want a career change and even those that want to take their whole family along for the [...]

With mounting student debts, zealous competition for jobs and fewer graduate recruitment schemes, the future is certainly beginning to look a little bleak for those coming out of university life. So, how do you set yourself apart from the other graduates? Well that depends; some people choose to print their CV on coloured paper, others [...]

To some, spending a few months working their hearts out on gap year projects before knuckling down to university, can actually be the catalyst for a whole direction in their lives. Once they’ve tasted the freedom and excitement of working long but rewarding hours in the great outdoors in an exotic foreign country, past dreams [...]

Choosing the country that you want to visit on your year out is almost as difficult as choosing your gap year projects. Luckily there are a number of countries that always provide students with a fantastic gap year experience. We refer to these countries as the big five and you’ll be surprised when you discover [...]

A gap year can be one of the most exciting and rewarding parts of an entire lifetime. But how do you beat the inevitable gap year blues that are bound to hit upon your return? We look at a few ways in which you can integrate the experiences of your year out into your everyday life.
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If you’re any sort of student and just about any age, then taking a medium-term break and doing something ‘different’ is often highly appealing. That’s why you may find gap year projects in wildlife conservation to be of interest.
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Let’s face it, however gifted and dedicated a student you are, you may sometimes feel [...]

So you’ve taken the plunge! You’re off on a gap year to an exotic country abroad to work on an animal conservation project. It’s been something you’ve been looking forward to for years: you’ve chosen your project, you’ve gotten your inoculations, bought your backpack and booked your seat. But you’ve still got a couple of [...]

Many of the people embarking on gap year projects are young and wet behind the ears. However, the earlier you go away on your adventures, the longer you will have to forget about them in the future as your mind becomes crowded with responsibility of every-day life. That is why it is so important to [...]

So, you’ve decided to take some time out from your life. After all, you deserve it don’t you? Five long years of study behind you and another five stretching out ahead of you; getting a life is one thing, but everybody needs a little adventure in their lives. Making the decision is the easy part, [...]

If you’ve heard the term ‘Gap Year’ bandied around, chances are you’ll either know, or figure out, what they’re all about. People take a gap year for many different reasons, the most common being the ‘gap’ between finishing high school education and moving into another three or four years of hard slog at university. They [...]

When it comes to wildlife conservation gap year projects, unfortunately, there is no shortage of animal species’ in need of help. These days the subject is becoming more and more high profile and our collective social consciences are being pinged by the desire to do our part. Many people are choosing gap year projectsin wildlife [...]