I couldn't afford to take a gap year in college. So at 53, I retired early and did exactly that.

Kelly Benthall went to college in Texas and always felt a little out of place. A year of slow travel after retiring early ...

I took a gap year to teach English in Vietnam after getting laid off. It changed how I see myself.

Moving to Vietnam made Peter Truong reflect on how his parents were able to move to Canada without knowing English and still ...
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At 29, my grown-up gap year made me happier and healthier – how to plan yours

Years ago, I was in the kitchen of a hostel in New Zealand, riding a wave of euphoria, having just taken part in a life-affirming ice walk across the Franz Josef Glacier. As I prepared my ...
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Orientation program launches new track for gap-year students

When Luca Gwathmey ’28 first stepped foot on campus last year, 12 of the 18 members of his Bruno Leader group happened to be fellow gap-year students. “Off the bat, we had a shared maturity and life ...
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My son has a lot of regrets about college, especially not taking a gap year. But he did one thing right that saved him thousands.

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