Guide: Here are the options in your gap year

Guide: Here are the options in your gap year

Is the student's cap in range, or have you just been through the best week of your life where you got your high school diploma, then you thinking enough: What now? Have you decided to take a sabbatical, and you do not know quite what to do? So watch with here, where we give you a guide of possibilities in your gap year

full time job

A gap year is the perfect year to build up a sensible savings that can be useful when you have to leave home and start on a higher education. Most young people still live at home by parents in their gap year and therefore have the opportunity to earn a lot of money, as there probably will not be paid a high rent. Many newly graduated student uses a 50/50 solution where they work the first six months and travel for the next six years.

Working Holiday

Would you like to experience the world while you work and earn money, then Working Holiday is the perfect choice. It is possible to go on working holiday in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The job opportunities are many and can be anything from cleaning cattle farmer and a messenger to dive instructor and guide. The advantage of working holiday is that you earn money to fund all of the experiences that are under way. At the same time you improve your CV and improve your language skills.

Group tour

If you want to take on your life's journey, so you may want to select a group trip where you form friendships for life. On a group tour will most of the trip being planned by the organizers, so the only thing you need to concentrate on is to enjoy the journey to the full. It is very popular to go on a group trip in his gap year. One reason is that it is a safe way to travel, which can be nice if it is the first time that you travel overseas. The trips take groups to the most popular destinations in the world, and the organizers are offering their assistance during the entire journey. See a selection of group travel here

Volunteering

When taking a year, you have the time and ability to do the things that matter to one. There are therefore many young people who go abroad to do volunteer work. As a volunteer you come quite close to the culture of the country you work in and meet new people from all over the world. There are many organizations that would love if you would be voluntary for them and help the world's fire points. One must be aware that it is not free to do volunteer work, in turn, helps to people who do not have the same conditions as you. It's a great experience to be voluntary and meeting people who live in a very different way than we do in Denmark.

seasonaire

Do you dream of living in a country filled with hills and snow? And do you also know that it is annoying that Denmark is flat as a pancake? Then head for the snowy countries and work as a ski guide or at a restaurant. Here you will get snow during the planks every day while you work and earn money for experiences and rent. It is usually from December to late April, there is the opportunity to be a ski bum. You will feel like part of one big family on the destination you choose. Although the work takes up part, the social life and celebrations also a high priority.

Backpacking

Traveling as a backpacker is one of the most popular thing to do in his gap year. Get out in the world and get their wings before the books again call. After many years of deadlines, routines and karakterræs it's great to travel as a backpacker in which to live without obligations. Take the usually one day at a time, and you rarely know what tomorrow offers. Backpacking around the world is the ultimate experience, if you want far away from the everyday grind. One can backpacke on your own or with a friend, girlfriend or boyfriend. If you go, you are guaranteed to not be alone as you meet other backpackers wherever you travel. It's a good idea to make some money before rejser like backpacker, since it is not exactly cheap. There must be experienced, tested and tasted a lot, all of which costs money.