35 Ideas to do in your Gap Year!! 🌟 From Backpacking, to Internships. || Gap Year Advice
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2019
- So, I'm currently on a gap year and have genuinely had the BEST year! 😌✨ I can't recommend taking one enough - but maybe you're stumped for ideas. What can I spend my time doing for a whole year??? What's realistic? I hope these 35 realistic ideas of things to do in a gap year help you plan the best year! 🌻 From backpacking, to WorkAways (much cheaper way to travel!), language immersions, Camp America, full-time activism, starting a UA-cam channel/blog, volunteering, EU Solidarity Corps and more, I hope you enjoy!! x
Some Useful Links -
DiscoverEU: www.youdiscover.eu
Interrail: www.interrail.eu/en
EU Solidarity Corps: europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en
Camp America: www.campamerica.co.uk
Camp Canada: www.campcanada.co.uk
WorkAway: www.workaway.info
Language Immersion I did: www.ila-france.com
National Trust: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/holi...
ICS: www.volunteerics.org/restless...
Amazing Australia tour company (help finding work too): welcometo.travel
Couchsurf: www.couchsurfing.com
BFI: www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-imax
IntoFilm: www.intofilm.org
Prince's Trust: (can help you set up a business) www.princes-trust.org.uk/help...
DofE: www.dofe.org
No 36: get all the sleep you've been deprived of these last couple years in highschool
Emma omgg yes😩 you need more likes for this comment cuz you just spoke the truth😂😂
Haha I probably slept wayyy more in high school than I do now 😂
Haha that’s the truth!
I go to middle school but yeah its still really relatable!
“Start pole dancing”
Now this is the advice I needed
😂😂😂😂😂
Lmao nooooo😂
This whole video is "why not?", and I LOVE IT. this is the mindset that creates a fulfilled life. U go, girl!!!
'GO TO AUSTRALIA' like damn ok where my trust fund at
exactly!!
It’s the opposite for me... down here in NZ, Australia is about the only country you can travel to without it costing an arm and a leg (apart from maybe some of the islands in the South Pacific) 😂
I know she does youtube but like she's done so much I have no idea how she can afford it ngl
Great thing is that I actually live in Australia and I want to get out!
Get a job like the rest of us hun. It was literally the first advice she gave lol
Me : Gap yea...
My African parents : I THinK nOt
Ur MumSaidHi literally 😭😭
I have African parents ( arabic and Central ) and they're ok with it. As long as you show you're going to work hard for it, I'm sure they'll agree. Go for it ! 💖😆
Same for Indians
same for brazilians
Same for Asian :(
"Read more books" could've been on the list. :)
Hello
Big fact.
What kind of books tho
Can you please make a video on how to socialize and seem approachable when travelling? It sounds stupid but i always struggle with speaking and meeting new people. Love your videos 💕
My Crazy World I think the best advice is to just do it. People are more open than we usually think.
My Crazy World I do too
Fellow travelers are just like you. If you stay at hostels or on work-exchange places you will meet lots of people. A good conversation starter is to ask someone where they have been traveling, or where are they from.
Ι think most of the travellers have the same insecurity, and usually expect others to approach them. But honestly, just go talk, I'm also anxious about it and usually other people have come to me fortunately, but I've come to the realisation ; it's your journey and you should get THE BEST out of it, why depend its outcome on whether others will do it or not for you? Be brave enough to just go and say hi where are u from? And everything will come 💕 always have in mind that u are not the only person in that room of travellers who is insecure about talking.
Here's a list I made for myself:
1. Gym (also, just a tip, stretching is very important when exercising, so I recommend doing that at least 10 minutes before and after)
2. Get a job (I've worked full time for like 3 months, now I'm part time)
3. Re-decorate your room. I had peeling wallpaper and moth eaten carpets. So I redid all that, reorganized where everything goes and bought some Ikea furniture. It looks amazing now.
4. Get some hobbies. I'm trying to get into digital drawing and also trying to learn Japanese. Slowed progress while full time working, but should speed up now I'm part time.
5. Maybe practice guitar. I used to play it. Idk.
6. Learn to drive
7. Learn to cook. (Also found a residential course for cooking which can count as the residential course for my Duke Of Edinburgh)
8. Finish every single game I've ever bought, or at least play them long enough to justify having bought them. I have about 3-4 I need to finish.
9. Save money to travel to Japan. Maybe won't happen this year because of covid, but as long as the money is saved, I can go eventually.
10. Put some focus into the subject I want to study at uni. I want to study creative music technology/sound design. Two things I want to try to do are build a synth (in my case a basic square wave oscillator) and learn or just get familiar with a digital synth used in a DAW. Maybe also try to create my own sound effects for trailers, just anything to keep me involved with the subject.
I just wanted to say you sound exactly like me- in terms of hobbies/ interests lol. Ive been doing or was already doing most of those things during my gap year, hope to visit Japan as well lol
Sounds reaaaally cool. How did it go?
sounds like an amazing list! may i ask how it went since it’s been a year? i’m heavily considering taking a gap year after i graduate high school and would love to hear from someone!
This is sooo inspiringgggg even I'm gonna make myself a list like this🎀
just finished crying about how it was such a mistake for me to take a gap year (before it’s hardly even begun) because all my friends have just left for uni but honestly this helped me so much. i don’t have any plans and i’ve considered half of the things on your list before but never felt motivated but just seeing how positive you are makes me feel a lot better. i need to take hold of my life and do things that make me happy and confident so thank you for this now i’m going to sleep well :)
Gap year is absolutely amazing, tough but amazing, make sure you journal everyday even the most ordinary days. I also made a "First time of ..." list . I'm glad I did but disappointed to not write about how my gap year has changed me after going to Uganda for 6 months. The essence is just do what excites you! You'll meet new friends at uni and 'same ages' start to not matter as much. Enjoy!
Hey, its been a year, how was your experience? i am also considering
watching this in thee middle of quarantine is quite depressing I have to say.
Yes workaway sounds like such an amazing idea! My brother's friend worked as a shepherd in Italy for one summer and was literally almost fluent when he came back. Great video!
traveling will change your life, and I cant recommend it enough
Taking a gap year before uni was definitely the best decision I ever made! You're making me want to take another one lol xxx
Izzy K my name is Izzy K as well! Haha. I’m also deciding whether to take a gap year or even 6 months before uni, because I still donno what exactly I wanna do. Did you enjoy your gap year and why?
I want to take a hap year because i’m also not sure yet what I want to do... what did you do?
I want to take a gap year before college as well! I’m currently a hs senior so I’m still researching
girl, I am in my second gap year(I left the uni I was enrolled in) and this has been a huge life lesson for me!
Hi, I also want to take a gap year. Can I talk to you to gain some experience?
In Germany you could do a practice semester at many unis, if you're not sure what you want do be studying. You'll get the hang of uni things and will have a great time. That would be another idea :) Also, there's the opportunity to volunteer for a year within your local area (or somewhere else in Germany) - called "Freiwilliges soziales Jahr"!
hey!! could you tell me about the practice semester thing?? and does it work for international students? i’m in germany right now and was looking for something exactly like this!
@@josie7433 me too
Yes please
Unpaid internships are frowned upon in UK if they last longer than a couple of weeks. You should he paid National Minimum wage. Don’t be taken advantage of.
Agreed. Unpaid internships are only legal if the work you do is considered very educational work, but companies often use free interns for grunt work that doesn’t develop any new skills within interns.
Jade, please do a gap year recap of everything you'e done!💕
Honestly I know this is an old video but I just wanted to input that you don't have to do all these things or any of these things if you decide to take a gap year. I took one and basically just chilled out for a year. We've been instilled with this idea that you have to be doing something all the time... Since the age of like 4 or 5 we've been in school, we've had exams, deadlines, and commitment and stress. You can decide to take a gap year and just live your life for yourself. I think it's important to take time just for yourself with no real commitment. I think all these ideas that she gave were good but also require time, effort and MONEY. A year out, to just EXIST was such a good recharge for me.
I want to do a gap year after University lol. I was surprised by my parents being supportive their words " If you can work your butt off and do well in college, then we support you being young and enjoying life before you commit to adulthood"
That’s not a gap year haha its just being unemployed, nothing wrong with it tho
Every time I see one of her videos, this is my enduring thought: "Yes. Things that actually matter."
Thank you for talking about volontourism and the dangers of it - I think a lot of people really aren’t aware of it!
*Who else always gets so inspired by everything she does?* 💓💓
Also a youtuber btw🌹
I like ur content :3
In Denmark they encourage you to take gap years. I was told that 80% take at least one year off school between high school and uni. I found that it really helps to mature you and make you ready for the next step in your Education :)
'go interrailing, explore europe'
*shows America on globe*
Haha love you Jade 😉
South America was what she was emphasising I think
Jade, you truly motivate me to live my life to the fullest. I'm so inspired after watching every single one video on your channel!🧡 You are amazing! Have a nice day!
EVERY SINGLE VIDEO you post just motivates me more and more to be honest❤❤❤Love you Jade!
I absolutely love how positive and proactive you are, Jade!☺️ A true inspiration to all of us✨♥️
Skin looking magnificent as always! Your insides are glowing and so it shines through your appearance. :D
She's also vegan
@@aaminah5080 I said that is true
I so wish I would’ve seen this video when I was still in school! I started going to uni the same year I graduated high school and looking back at it now I think I would’ve benefited greatly from taking a gap year!✨as always, a very inspiring video, Jade♥️ I might take a gap year after my bachelors degree💫
I love this!! I’m also taking gap year, and I can’t wait to grow and learn so much from the experiences I will be making, just like what you did. I def felt even more motivated and passionate about the things I want to do after watching your video. Thank you lots! Good luck in your university life ❤️
js a list of everything
1. get a job
2. get an internship
3. go InterRail Europe
4. backpack australia
5. get a working visa in australia
6. travel south east asia
7. workaway (for traveling)
8. language immersion
9. european solidarity corps
10. start a youtube channel
11. start a small business
12. volunteer
13. do ics (for uk)
14. volunteer abroad
15. learn a language
16. future learning
17. think of what you want to do later
18. practice yoga/mindfulness
19. focus on your mental health
20. travel south america
21. choose a country and go there
22. camp america/canada
23. do an a level
24. learn an instrument
25. go to the gym/dance/sports
26. get political active
27. listen to podcasts films etc.
28. visit your friends at uni
29. be an ski instructor
30. be a (surf) instructor
31. start a blog
32. couchsurf (host families)
33. train for a marathon
34. 11:01 danish highschool thing
35. go out your comfort zone
A fan from Slovenia here! I'm so glad you loved Slovenia, it really is underrated, Slovenia is great!! You are so inspiring, thank you!! Keep up the great work💛💪
Yes!! I'm so hyped, I'm staying at a farm in hawaii through workaway starting next week and I'm so excited!
Gap years are great! One has to be aware of the privilege of being able to take a Gap year, but it is such a great opportunity for character development (as cliche as it sounds). Concerning voluntary services I do think one should do at least 6 months, it takes a few months to be properly integrated in your work place. And it is also so important to underline that the person gaining is the volunteer him/herself, not the project or the people concerning it. I spent 12 months in Mexico doing voluntary work and it has taught me more than one year of Uni ever could!
In Russia in GAP year you go to the army.
True, if you’re a male and you don’t get into a university right after high school - you automatically get an army call.
However, there are some ways you can avoid going to the army but also, does it have to be so uneven?
*putting a piece of information out for others so that they know*
you can enroll at a university and take an “academic break” for a year
In Finland a gap year is compulsory to do the army so they don’t get killed by Russia teehee
Syria too
@@rinarudenko8849which universities for example? also what is the benefit of doing this?
*_JADE YOU ARE AMAZING_* ❤️❤️❤️
I had already seen you on Instagram and I'll meet you here while I prepare my gap year. A thousand thanks for this video and for what you say about the negative effect of volunteers who come and go and the associations who line their pockets with super expensive projects. You are the first to talk about it. Thank you very much, it's great
Yess thank you Jade! I'm going to take a gap year next year and i was wondering what else i do than i'm already thinking of. And a little push in my back to take more initiative is great :) I loved following your aventures this year! Lots of love xx
I couldn’t recommend camp America enough! My auntie was planning to be a teacher and she spent 4 weeks helping there. Afterwards, she travelled America for 2 weeks. When applying for teaching jobs, it helped her so much with employability. It looks amazing on your CV and she said it gave her amazing experiences and best friends for life!
Thank you SO much for talking about voluntourism on number 14! Such an important thing to bring awareness too.
AMAZING! Such an informative video and I especially appreciate that you talk about how to be an ethical traveler/volunteer. Such good advice!
So glad you put the costings in Jade!! So helpful xxx
Ahh I love your videos! You’ve inspired me to travel again next year (I’m 23 lol). I did Camp America 2 years in a row and got to work in California and Chicago. I worked at Salvation Army Camps for underprivileged children- it was life changing and I got to travel around the USA afterwards 💕
I have to admit, I have been addicted to your videos Jade. I wish you the best in your Minerva journey, and I am glad that I found your channel. Have a nice day :)!
YES! Slovenia is absolutely gorgeous I would go there again without a thought! Such beautiful nature!
i cant believe its been a year since u first started your gap year !! i cant wait for all the school content even though ill be on my gap year myself. this came at the perfect timing, LOVE U
Ohh you always speak so nicely of my country, it makes me so happy! You are more than welcome to come back to Slovenia Jade, would love to meet you 💙💙💙
Thank you Jade for this video, it will help me in couple of years time, ly xx
Yesss Jade! Love a new upload!!🤩
Taking a gap year was the best decision in my life! 🌟 Went to asia for three months and just returned from a month of interrailing in Europe! 🌍 It was amazing and would recommend it for everyone ❤️
I think this was legit the best and most inspiring video i’ve ever seen! Thank you so so much for this because I truly want to do a gap year and now i have so much i can do!
been so anxious as i haven’t got any plans for my gap year this makes me so excited!! i cant wait honestly
I took a gap year to volunteer for 12 months in a kindergarden in my hometown, now I'm at uni and looking back it was the best experience ever😊
Thank you so much for the inspiration! I just graduated from school and I barely have any idea what I want to study or do in the future so this was a video I really needed right now!! Thank you for always inspiring
Such a helpful video thank you! Would love to see a video on maybe how you planned your backpacking trips and how to do it!! ♥️♥️
I’ve been working full time since the start of my gap year and I’ve saved up enough money to only go interrailing with discoverEU.. I’ve had to pay for everything myself and also pay rent to my parents. If I had the choice to get up and travel half way across the world I would do it in a heartbeat, but even after working for most of the year, I can’t afford it. I don’t see how most of the travelling things you mentioned are realistic for people who have to support themselves
Same, this is all is unreal af, my parents would never let me go to another country just like that and where does the money come frommm?
You gotta consider working a lot while your overseas as well
Sofia Marinos there’s always opportunities my cousin found a place in Italy that wanted her to help work from morning to about lunch then the rest of the day she was free she got paid little but they gave her a free room and meals so..
Yes I agree, although I love Jade’s content I think in this video she was being very unrealistic with the amount of money that most people do not have. Even with working in retail full time it would take months even to be able to go on a short trip. I think her circumstances arise from her privilege as an influencer.
Thinking about taking a gap year and ver much appreciate this video! I especially liked your notes like on researching about voluntourism because that's so important!!
OK THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS!!!! I haven’t even watched it yet but I’m taking a gap year 2019-2020 and everyone keeps asking me what I’m doing and I have ideas but nothing tangible yet and it’s freaking me out 😂😂 love your channel!!
I needed this so much rn!! Thank you so much- you’re such a legend💕💕
literally finished alevels and was gonna start gap year planning and jade uploads ☺️
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I've been thinking about a gap year for quite some time and this was so helpful!
God bless you! I just finished the most difficult exams in Greece about getting accepting in a University and I wanna thank you because through your videos you gave me courage! I wish you the best 💕
Εύχομαι καλά αποτελέσματα!! ❤️ Τι κατεύθυνση ήσουν;
mememoutouskukloustaratte χαχαχαχα ελληνακι. Ευχαριστω παρά πολύ! Ήμουν τεχνολογική.. εσυ έδινες μήπως;
@@kazantzi ωραία!! Εύχομαι κάθε επιτυχία. Όχι, δίνω του χρόνου :)
Hey Eleny, I was born in Bulgaria (next to Greece) and my family loves going to Greece for summer vacations, my favourite places in Greece are Crete island and Athens . Where are you going in university (is it abroad or in greece) and what are you going to study :)
nicole b hello! I will know till the end of June. I am not sure yet. I think about economics or shipping studies because I live in an island(Lesvos)
I love that gap years are so accepted in the UK. I’m American and a junior at university and I never even heard of gap years until a year ago. Looking back I wish I would’ve went into the peace corps for a year or two because going to school.
Jade I needed this video!!! I'm currently taking a gap year (although am unsure of what my next step is) and this helped me so much, thank you 😊💕💓
This video was the most useful video I’ve found on this topic for sure, I’m starting to plan my gap year and this video is the perfect start. The other videos I found were way to vague, this one actually has examples and that’s really helpful...
thank you for this video!! i’d love if you could do a whole video on volunteer work 💗 you really made me start thinking about it but it seems like quite a tricky system
Wow, you got me after the first two minutes literally! That video was so helpful! I am currently on a gap year 😊
Love the positive vibes in your videos!!!!
I love your wisdom and enthusiasm Jade :) I think many of us from all ages and walks of life could take some advice from this video! xx
Thank you so much for this jade! I just left school at 16 and I’m wondering what to do next year, I think travelling will definitely be one of the things I do:))
This video was amazing! THANK YOU for sharing all these ideas!!!
I'm so glad to hear you've enjoyed Slovenia hahah This video is super helpful, keeping it all in mind when planning a gap year :D this was lovely and so informative!!
This is so random but I just LOVE your energy✨✨✨
Hello
I just started a gap year. Thanks for the advice. I will try my best to move out of my comfort zone.
😊
Amazing ideas! Thank you Jade!❤️
your channel is literally the best thing in the world
The most wanted video in the entire world ♥ and coming from JADE ! ♥♥♥
So many good ideas, thanks Jade! ^-^
Even though a gap year is a bit too much for me, I do have like three months to fill now until I go to university and I was really getting lost at the giant range of different opportunities, so this is a useful overview.
Jade I dont think you understand how impactful your videos are. Im kinda lost for what to do in my gap year, and in life right now in general. I graduated with the grades I wanted and reached my academic goals. But i failed to tell the girl I've adored for years how I feel. Right now that is overpowering any positive emotion, and all my efforts seem kind of futile. Yet, this video gave my hope and motivation for the upcoming year. Hopefully I can learn from my mistake, and grasp whatever life throws at my in the future.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This has been so helpful!!
acc love you jade
your so inspirational and i really needed this video right now!
SO HELPFUL and reassuring there r things to do. Had a lot planned if I get good enough grades to take a gap year.... thanks!! X
Had the best time during my gap year(Aupair year in the US)! Meeting people from all around the world, traveling, experiencing a different culture etc. It opens your horizon and you can see that there is so much more out there!
can I ask if you did this straight after school before uni? Im really considering this as one of my options and am looking for some advice
Thank you for this!! I really want travel more and this had some great tips :) and although I’m not taking a gap year these are a lot of this I can do during the summer or throughout the year ♥️
Beautiful ideas , thank you JADE for helping
Mine is coming to a close in the fall. I took time out to re-evaluate my priorities as I ended up doing video games with friends before homework the day before due date and failing from that. I’m half glad to say there won’t be any distractions, this time around...
this video is so so helpful im currently trying to plan my gap year and got so many extra cool ideas!
Thanks jade! I'm a bit nervous about going solo travelling. I'm so inspired by you jade thanks for posting really nice and inspiring videos keep it up thanks!😊
I'm on my gab year right now, but I have a hard time filling up time, tux for this it was super helpful, I'm currently on a work awaybin Italy, i love it so much
This video makes me so excited for my gap year. I graduate next year so I really hope COVID allows for all of this travel. AHHHH I'm literally smiling so hard.
Absolutely LOVE the way she speaks about volunteering and how it can be so damaging
yeah very culturally aware. important!!
Yesssss loved the video Jade! This was honestly so helpful, and gave me a lot of inspiration for the future. Thanks so much again for sharing your travels throughout this year! I've loved following your journey on your gap year and it looks like you've had so much fun. Sending love from Scotland ❤️❤️❤️
I'm gonna take a gap year this year and this video came at just the right time!
You’re such a cool person! Such good vibes 🌼
I know this is unrelated to this video but watching your videos have made me rethink about my life choices and how I did in my GCSE’s in 2017. I wasn’t able to do A Levels because my grades were not high enough and that I was held back a year when I wasn’t supposed to. I felt really disappointed in myself for the past 2 years, don’t get me wrong doing Level 3 BTEC extended diploma Business is enjoyable but I wish I did well in GCSES and got the chance to do A levels. I’m glad that that your videos give me so much motivation and the support you give to your followers is amazing, I wish I found about you earlier then I may have not been in this position of regret really. I would have revised even harder since my predicted grades in GCSE’s was 8/A and most of my grades were C/5.
Loved this Video! Felt really inspired afterwards! :)
I’m in year 11 at the moment and am just now considering this. Why are humans on a constant grind of what’s happening in the next academic year it seems so driven and stress inducing. I don’t need to always be working towards some sort of qualification I think this money driven world just tries to make us think that.
Exactly!!
You're so inspiring 💛 thank you for the video!
You are the reason i did a gap year. Changed so much for me, thank u so much ⭐
I‘m graduating in two weeks and none of my things for my gap year were sure, I have no positive answers yet and it really stresses me out. I even considered going to Uni although I didn’t want to do that straight away, just because I thought I had no other options. This video really helped me get back to focusing on what I really want and don’t just give up.
Aah this is so inspiring 😀 I really needed this!