I have almost come to the end of my year out. And I'm about to start something completely different, and go back to studying. Loads of people I know have already done a year of this, so it's not a big deal, but it is something I'm still afraid of; I'm still nervous for. I'm also excited, because I get to be out of full time work. I'm also waaay too excited about decorating a new room. Even if that means buying a plant pot and a poster that I can't hang up.
If you, one of the three people who read this, aren't sure whether a gap year is a good idea, I will 100% say that it is. It just is. And that's all there is really. It may not be for everyone, but you don't know until you take the risk. It also is very dependent on how you use it. For example, a gap year is amazing if you can plan, and afford, travelling around the world - this is unofficially called a "gap yaar". A gap year can also be amazing if you want to spend half of it at home and half of it living anywhere else. Maybe you want to make some money to cover what your student loan most likely won't. Or maybe you just want to get used to living alone, and learn how to use a washing machine or deal with budgeting weekly food shops and creating recipes. Either way, if you aren't ready for the seemingly large step to university, you don't have to follow everyone else. And they won't tell you this, but you can always defy your teachers and check the "defer" box on your ucas.
I might do a follow up post listing things I've learned over the past year.
But for now here's some more film from this past year, some more recent, some not.
G.
I have almost come to the end of my year out. And I'm about to start something completely different, and go back to studying. Loads of people I know have already done a year of this, so it's not a big deal, but it is something I'm still afraid of; I'm still nervous for. I'm also excited, because I get to be out of full time work. I'm also waaay too excited about decorating a new room. Even if that means buying a plant pot and a poster that I can't hang up.
If you, one of the three people who read this, aren't sure whether a gap year is a good idea, I will 100% say that it is. It just is. And that's all there is really. It may not be for everyone, but you don't know until you take the risk. It also is very dependent on how you use it. For example, a gap year is amazing if you can plan, and afford, travelling around the world - this is unofficially called a "gap yaar". A gap year can also be amazing if you want to spend half of it at home and half of it living anywhere else. Maybe you want to make some money to cover what your student loan most likely won't. Or maybe you just want to get used to living alone, and learn how to use a washing machine or deal with budgeting weekly food shops and creating recipes. Either way, if you aren't ready for the seemingly large step to university, you don't have to follow everyone else. And they won't tell you this, but you can always defy your teachers and check the "defer" box on your ucas.
I might do a follow up post listing things I've learned over the past year.
But for now here's some more film from this past year, some more recent, some not.
G.
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Monday 17 September 2018
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Diary /
Photography /
Travel
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