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Volunteer Worldwide on Organic Farms

Volunteer Worldwide on Organic Farms

How to successfully grow your own WWOOF trip—and find the farm of your dreams.
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How Travel Can Help Your Career

When considering a year off from the 9-5 grind, don’t think of it as sabotaging your career for a travel break. There are lots of reasons why taking time off to travel can actually help your career, not hinder it.
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Gap Years: European vs. American

Why are students on this side of the pond less likely to take a year off before college?
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Gappers need bailing out?

Gappers need bailing out?

More than a whole third of UK gap-year travellers need to be financially bailed out by their parents. 
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What Would the Boss Say?: Employers on Gap Years

What Would the Boss Say?: Employers on Gap Years

Don't just take our word for it. Verge interviewed some key execs to get their take on gap years. The bottom line? Go for it.
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Will you Succeed Overseas?

Living, working or studying overseas not only involves the day to day effort of doing your job or keeping up with your school work, but also requires you to adapt to the culture that you've planted yourself in. The question is: Are you that type?
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Take a Grown-Up Gap Year: Part 1

Take a Grown-Up Gap Year: Part 1

A year of travelling with purpose is a great way to get out of a work rut. Expert Susan Griffith offers tips to help you prepare for taking time off from your everyday life.
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Take a Grown-Up Gap Year: Part 2

Take a Grown-Up Gap Year: Part 2

Is the world really your oyster? Expert Susan Griffith presents the second part of her article on grown-up gap years, with insight on the practical reality of volunteering abroad.
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How to Plan Your Gap Year

How to Plan Your Gap Year

Each year, more and more young Canadians are choosing to augment their education by taking time out to travel—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.
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Don't Let School Get in the Way of Your Education: The Value of a Gap Year

Don't Let School Get in the Way of Your Education: The Value of a Gap Year

Taking a "gap year", or year off, is standard in much of the world. The idea of a year off is just starting to catch on in Canada, and there are thousands of ways to to get out and go...
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