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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November 20, 2023
By: Camey VanSant
By Sophia F Hello from the Love River! I have been in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for almost two months now through the National Security Language Institute for Youth, a State Department scholarship for high schoolers interested in learning critical languages. This...
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November 18, 2023
By: Camey VanSant
By Liam [caption id="attachment_3922" align="alignleft" width="185"] Photo of our view of the Western Wall during Selichot[/caption] When I embarked on this gap year, the one aspect I was most excited about was celebrating the Jewish high holidays in Israel. I...
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November 6, 2023
By: Camey VanSant
By Frans In the middle of the Baltic Sea lies the island of Gotland. Some friends and I took the ferry from mainland Sweden and arrived at 6:30 in the morning in Visby. Even with just about three hours of...
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October 27, 2023
By: Camey VanSant
By Gabriel August 25 – October 25 At the end of the summer, I closed the chapter on my European adventures with family and friends. My sister, dad and I hiked the Tour Du Mont Blanc, a 100-mile trek through...
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By: Camey VanSant
By Owen While I will write about my evacuation from Israel in a future blog, I first want to share my reflections on my amazing first six weeks spent living there. Waking up every morning in the Old City of...
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October 20, 2023
By: Camey VanSant
By Katie With my move from Bonn to my new host family this past week, the first portion of my gap year has come to a close and it has given me some perspective to think about my experience during...
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