May 11, 2021
By: Leslie
By Matthew How do you get around without a car when nothing is nearby? That is a problem I had to face with four of my friends in a small town in the southwest corner of Costa Rica. The only...
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April 14, 2021
By: Leslie
By Abby Since I haven’t been the most diligent about writing my blogs, I thought reflecting on my mechinah’s middle of the year seminar, designed to reflect on individual and group growth, would be appropriate. I was pleasantly surprised to...
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January 31, 2021
By: Leslie
By Hannah After spending some quality time with my family over the holidays, it was time to embark on the next part of my gap year. After a dozen iterations of where I was going to be for the next...
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November 15, 2020
By: Admin
By Siddharth 8th November has - at least in the last few years - witnessed a mellow birthday celebration. A family trip to the hills, a lunch with a few close friends, or (in the midst of last year’s application...
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October 27, 2020
By: Admin
By Leah After a couple of weeks of strict quarantine, I'm all packed up and ready to go for the next part of my gap year! I'll set off early tomorrow morning for the first leg of my four-day...
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October 1, 2020
By: Admin
By Matthew I spent the last few months with friends volunteering on a farm located about 7 miles west of the remote town of Hana on the island Maui. For perspective, while offering undeniably spectacular views, Kaoli is approximately 2...
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September 26, 2020
By: Admin
By Shun It’s been around a month since I’ve arrived in Japan, and I finally feel like things have started to settle down. I finished my self-quarantine, moved into a share house, found a nice place to work every day,...
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August 26, 2020
By: James Ziemba
By Zachary Despite the initial challenges posed by the pandemic, my gap year planning is looking very hopeful. I will split my gap year into two main sections: City Year and backpacking. The main focus of the beginning of my...
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August 24, 2020
By: Admin
By Amelia It feels surreal that, in just over six weeks, this five-and-a-half month period of sitting around at home will finally come to an end. I’ll be stuffing my 65-liter backpack full of the essentials (sleeping bag, sleeping pad,...
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July 28, 2020
By: Admin
By McKenna My journey in Nepal started with blue skies of Kathmandu when my Himalayan Group landed on the morning of September 16th. The medieval city of Bhaktapur was home for orientation, where we developed group norms, set personal goals,...
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