GAP YEAR :: Studying | Volunteering | Travel Insurance
One of the most rewarding ways to spend a gap year must surely
be voluntary work.
It will give you a unique insight into a different culture and
memories that you will cherish for the rest of your life.
 Voluntary work is extremely varied, you can find yourself seeing
people living in terrible conditions, with hunger and disease
yet you will come away with a huge sense of achievement and pride.
For many people the experience changes there life forever and
sheds new perspective on their future career direction.
Recent worldwide events such as the Asian tsunami, the Make
Poverty History campaign and the Live 8 gigs have highlighted
the issues of extreme poverty and inequality meaning that many
more people feel the urge to help.
There are loads of organisations that arrange voluntary gap
year placements. Places can be hard to come by however, so you
really need to sell yourself and show that you will be committed.
The last thing that one of these organisations wants is to spend
out on getting you over there only for you to drop out after
a couple of days! You should be aware that the work can often
be extremely labour intensive and in some of the more remote
areas high tech tools and equipment will be scarce.
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