August 3, 2022
By: Ruth Morrongiello
By Aryaman My last blog! It’s really long but I go into great detail to provide a complete summary of the whole year. I share why I decided to take a gap year, how the year went, how I felt...
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September 28, 2020
By: Admin
By Sammy Two weeks in a tiny room, shared with three other people. Feel free to leave the room, as long as you are okay with losing $30,000 and being kicked off the program, deported, and banned from coming back...
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September 22, 2020
By: Admin
By Lizzy This summer, I interned at an Austin-based scientific computing company called Enthought. While Covid-19 forced many people to cancel their plans, I am extraordinarily lucky in that my father works for Enthought, and I was able to participate...
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September 20, 2020
By: Admin
By Amelia In my last blog post, I wrote about preparing for a backpacking trip along a 65-mile stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail. But because of the wildfires raging all across the state, I had to make a few...
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September 19, 2020
By: Admin
By Sara When I made the decision back in May to join the Gap Year Program, I had grand aspirations and plans of working at a zoo, travelling the world, and learning a new language. While a global pandemic has...
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September 18, 2020
By: Admin
By Christina I have worked at Botiwalla, an Indian street food restaurant, in Atlanta’s most famous food hall located in Ponce City Market for the past few months. I have learned a lot from working in a restaurant and wanted to...
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September 17, 2020
By: Admin
By Maya I used to dream of palm trees, sandy beaches and salty air. I used to dream of being surrounded by new languages and old cultures. For as long as I can remember my mind was in love with...
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September 1, 2020
By: Admin
By Lhamo I have been in quarantine for almost half a year, yet it still feels like there is no end in sight. I’ve been fortunate enough to have not caught Coronavirus thus far (at least, I think so, because I had a terrible...
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August 30, 2020
By: Admin
By Kate Hello everyone! My name is Kate and I am from New York City. This month I am preparing to move to Debre Birhan, Ethiopia, where I will be interning at a boarding school known as the Haile-Manas Academy. Over...
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August 29, 2020
By: Admin
By Siddharth Having been born and raised in India, the notion of a gap year has always been fairly restricted to a specific segment of students - those who are unable to perform up to their expectations in the cutthroat...
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