September 8, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Thomas After a fast and furious summer, with a boy’s trip to Hong Kong, followed by a leavers send-off to Ibiza, I arrived in DC. Brimming with nervous anticipation, I was embarking on the longest stint of my gap...
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September 1, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Frans When I decided to take a gap year, I knew I wanted to immerse myself in a place with a rich history. Georgia turned out to be the perfect destination. Tbilisi, the capital nestled at the crossroads of...
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By: Camey VanSant
By Natasha [caption id="attachment_4544" align="alignnone" width="600"] Sunset at Alishan National Forest Recreation Area[/caption] “Do I believe in fate?” I feel like I asked myself this question often toward the end of 2023. November and December, like the previous two months,...
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August 30, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Charlie C The final stop of my gap year was Ghana. After traveling to some relatively popular locations, such as Patagonia, the Galapagos and Israel, I was ready to take on a completely new experience. I signed up to...
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August 22, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Katarina When people heard I was going spend three months in Moldova, the immediate response was always one of the following: “Ahhhhh, you mean ____” (insert any other country/region that starts with an M–Maldives, Morocco, Moravia, etc.), “why Moldova?”,...
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August 15, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Charlie J After many months of international travel, exploring new cultures, meeting new friends, and seeing new things, I returned home to Colorado halfway through July. My first few hours back in the country were a culture shock I...
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By: Camey VanSant
By Katarina “Wake up! Breakfast is ready,” says a voice from outside our tent. It is 11:00 pm. I shake my tentmate awake, slip on my soaking wet hiking boots, and unzip the tent. I am already wearing my winter...
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August 12, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Anna This year I was elected to represent my youth organisation at the congress of the International Federation of Liberal Youth in the Ivory Coast. There were young people from all over the world - including Israel, Western and...
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August 10, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Charlie C There are just some things that make you feel safe, comfortable and truly at home. For me, that has always been my family and my friends in NY. I had never left this bubble for more than...
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August 8, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Natasha August – October 2023 [caption id="attachment_4445" align="alignnone" width="500"] View from airplane on San Francisco-Taipei flight[/caption] Preparation, Reflection, and Goal Setting In preparation for my gap year, late August was spent preparing and reflecting. While trying to fit my...
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