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What type of gap year?

TheSite.org talks you through your options.

From working as a rep to assisting in developing countries or just kicking back and relaxing on a beautiful beach, there are plenty of ways to spend a gap year.

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Important questions you should ask before making any gap year decision.

Important questions you should ask before making any gap year decision.

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Researching a year off

You've decided already. You're off into the wide yonder, trading in home comforts for the great open road, ready for adventure. But how do you start planning a year out?

Planning that perfect year.

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Gap year in Afghanistan

Most people's idea of a gap year between jobs involves beach-hopping in exotic locations, or working their way around bars in Australia. Rob Pavey's idea was to spend nine months living in a garage in Kabul...

Rob tells TheSite.org about his gap year disarming abandoned tanks and anti-aircraft missiles in Kabul.

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Teaching abroad

There's an option for a gap year abroad which can not only earn you money but bring you an instant receptive audience. Teaching. Here are three accounts of people who did it and loved every minute.

We hear from three students who taught abroad on their gap years.

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