Outline

Slide 1-
Gap year- starting with a strong question- what if I told you that you could grow, learn and experience in one year than in a four years of college?

Slide 2-
Explaining what a gap year is – giving examples of you could do for a gap year
1. Traveling
2. Outward bound program
3. Camping (going off the grid)
4. Taking time off school to work and really find what interests you

Slide 3-
Benefits of taking time off school.
1. Time to grow and quality
2. Over coming challenges and going against the social norm (particularly in America)
3. Being apart of something – meeting people in the same boat
4. Breaking out of the same routine of going to school and get out your comfort zone
5. Learning how to take care of yourself (blank canvas)

Slide 4-
Map of the places I got to go.
Pictures I took.
Slide 5-
My experience with a gap year. Being able to move to Germany and reconnect with my father and travel. Learn about culture. Go through touch experiences and gain grit. How to make friends. Putting myself out of my comfort zone and allowing myself to be in new situations. Meeting people from all over the world (learning about cultural norms and how to relate to others) Experiencing different political climates. (Refuge crisis, racism,)

Slide 6-
How it helped me find what I wanted to do and allowed me time to mature and find my priorities. Motivated me to go back to school, work hard and become a better student. I wouldn’t take back that year for anything.