Gap years for grown ups / Susan Griffith.
Offers advice for individuals who are considering taking a gap year, covering such topics as finance, accommodations, finding volunteer opportunities, working and living abroad, traveling with kids, retreats, and returning to work.
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| Language: | English |
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Richmond :
Crimson,
2008.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a TAKING THE PLUNGE. What is a gap year? -- Pursuing a dream: Is a gap year right for me? -- Who can take a gap year? -- The determination to realize your dream -- Reasons to be tempted -- Triggers and motives: Burn-out -- Excess and affluence -- Sensory overload -- Bereavement and depression -- The danger age -- Property ladder pressures -- Freedom from responsibilities -- Turning 50 -- Retirement -- Overcoming reluctance -- Relationship issues -- Shaking out the cobwebs -- How will a break affect my career? Improving career prospects -- Employers' attitudes -- Taking charge of your career: Considerations for the self-employed -- Persuading the boss -- Taking the initiative -- Career break checklists -- What can be achieved? -- NUTS & BOLTS: PREPARING TO TAKE OFF. How to afford a gap year -- Financial implications: Managing your affairs -- Money matters -- How will my plans affect my mortgage? -- Pensions -- National insurance -- Red tape in the European Union -- Taxation -- Banking -- Fundraising ideas -- Accommodation matters: Renting out your property -- Using a rental agency -- Renting independently -- House swapping -- Leaving your property empty -- Cars -- Pets -- Housesitting -- Staying in private homes -- Finding accommodations abroad -- PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR TRAVELLERS. Red tape: Passports -- Visas -- Accessing money abroad -- What to take: Backpacking equipment -- Maps and guides -- Electronic items -- Medications -- Gifts -- Staying in touch: Email -- Telephone -- Travel arrangements -- Travel insurance -- malaria -- Diarrhea -- Culture shock -- DOING SOMETHING WORTHWHILE. Becoming a volunteer -- Opportunities for professionals -- Short-term volunteering -- Conservation -- Organic farms -- Volunteering without malaria pills -- DIRECTORY OF SPECIALIST PROGRAMMES. Choosing an agency -- Career teachers -- Specialist programs -- WORKING AND LIVING ABROAD -- Teaching English (TEFL) -- Working in tourism: resorts, hostels, tour operators, special events, ski resorts -- International job exchanges -- Working in the USA -- Working in Australia & New Zealand -- TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE. Combining travel and work -- Organised vs independent travel -- Planes, trains and automobiles -- Designing your own adventure -- Into the heart of Africa -- Traveling by bicycle -- Backpacking -- Adventure travel -- Sailing: crewing on yachts, crewing contracts, sailing contracts -- Special interest holidays: skiing and snowboarding, birdwatching, adventure sports -- TAKING THE FAMILY. Maternity leave, paternity leave -- Taking the kids out of school -- Traveling with your kids -- Home schooling -- NEW SKILLS AND NEW PROJECTS. Creating your own project: using a gap year to develop your career -- Adult education: lifelong learning -- Business studies and the MBA -- The Open University and other providers -- Open learning contacts -- Financial support for returning to education -- Learning for pleasure: recreational courses abroad, cookery courses, creative writing and arts -- Learning a language (in the UK, abroad, for North Americans) -- Sail & dive training -- Snow sports -- Adventure training -- SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENTS. Retreats: Buddhist centers, ashrams, yoga, secular -- Communities -- Religious pilgrimages -- Santiago de Compostela, India -- Spiritual tourism -- Returning to work -- Job-hunting after a gap year -- Changing direction -- Becoming self-employed -- Reverse culture shock. | |
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