March 13, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Alessandra I failed at painting, drawing, coloring, and almost all art growing up. I could never completely color within the lines and often wondered why the cherry blossoms I had watercolored resembled a misshapen coil of wires while my...
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February 16, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Katarina I know nothing about wine. Yet, as I roll out of my hostel bed in Florence and check my phone, I’m greeted by a reminder reading “12%-14% charisma plant of sunshine red wine”. These cryptic descriptors were left...
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February 5, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Sharad August 2023 – Nov 2023 Hey Everyone, In a happy conclusion of my months-long research internship, our lab’s paper has finally been accepted to be published in a peer-reviewed medical journal and will be presented at the COSM...
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January 28, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Sadie Embarking on a gap year is more than just a break from routine; it's an opportunity to discover new facets of yourself and broader your horizons. I spent this semester living in a small village in France, where...
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January 24, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Sophia S Hi everyone! I’m Sophia from Charlotte, NC and I’ve never ever been to Europe. Needless to say, when I was planning my gap year, it was the very first thing on the list. I decided that since...
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January 21, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Gabriel Shivers. The first snowfall awoke me in my tent outside of Oslo, Norway. The white blanket I looked at was not a warm one. The sun was further and further south on the horizon. Cold to my Floridian...
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January 7, 2024
By: Camey VanSant
By Katie This year was my very first Christmas that I spent away from my family. Not only were we not together, but we were almost 4,000 miles away. It also happened to be one of the most interesting and...
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December 28, 2023
By: Camey VanSant
By Charlie J I have always wanted to go to Nepal. Ever since I was a child there has been some sort of draw to the Himalayas. The tallest mountains in the world, full of stories of danger, and adventure....
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December 3, 2023
By: Camey VanSant
By Aviv Over the course of the last 50 days of traveling through Peru and Bolivia, I have arrived at the conclusion that, in this singular year, I am the most free I will ever be in my life. So...
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November 25, 2023
By: Camey VanSant
By Jess Hi guys! My name is Jess and I’m from Santa Monica, California. I’m delighted to give you the rundown on the first month of my gap year in Israel. I’d like to start by saying that much has...
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