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Taking a Gap Year (Paperback)

by Susan Griffith (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Vacation - Work; 3rd Revised edition edition (4 Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1854582941
  • ISBN-13: 978-1854582942
  • Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 14.3 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 883,809 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Whether you want to work as an au pair in the Netherlands, with disadvantaged children in Romania, teach English in Japan or pick avocados in Israel, Taking a Gap Year is the book you need. Recommended." --"Overseas Jobs Express"
"Recommended reading." --"The Guardian"
"If you're advising anyone to consider further reading on this increasingly popular subject then you won't go far wrong with this." --"Euro Express Magazine"


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This title discusses the rewards, risks and benefits of taking a gap year. It includes information on: specialist gap year programmes, jobs and voluntary work worldwide, joining an expedition, gaining a new skill or qualification, travelling and case histories from gap year travellers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 4 Jan 2002
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This review is from: Taking a Gap Year (Paperback)
My niece is taking a gap year and I wanted to help her out.

This book was wonderfully well organised so that she was led through all the main issues to be considered before taking a year out and how these should be dealt with.

Furthermore, the book was stuffed full of ideas, activities and contact organisations so that we were able to find the best jobs and adventures to fill a year off productively.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars I've seen better..., 28 Nov 2003
By Tori "foxxie52" (Herne Bay, Kent) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Taking a Gap Year (Paperback)
While this book covers alot of information about taking a gap year, it makes it sound about as interesting as watching paint dry. The information it contains is very well researched and you can get alot of good ideas from here but it makes it sound so uninteresting. The setout is such that after a while, you're mind begins to wander off and think about other things. Photos, cartoons, even a change of font would make this a better buy. If you're looking for a decent book about taking a gap year, try "The Virgin Traveller's Handbook" or "Before you Go." You'll enjoy it alot more!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Parents!, 20 Jun 2008
This review is from: Taking a Gap Year (Paperback)
I bought this for our daughter when she announced she was off round the world. She did not bother to read it, but I did.

It's packed with practical, good advice and information and I learned a lot of things which I subsequently used for gentle steerage..... and cued me up to look into insurance, ticketing, vaccinations and visas a bit more deeply.

This well written, easily digestible book helped the whole process and by telling you how it is, took a lot of the mystery and uncertainty out of the planning process.

As a parent I felt slightly more prepared than I otherwise would have done, and less stressed while she was away. However it does not offer advice on what to do when you get a call at 3am from Fiji from someone suffering from Dengue Fever, which on reflection might have been handy. But that's another story.
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