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Gap Year in Israel, Study Abroad and Travel

Submitted by Paul on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 22:45.
Noah Stern, Traveling on Gap Year in Israel: Photo Courtesy of Masa Israel Journey

Noah Stern, from Los Angeles, CA decided to take a gap year before college rather than waiting until junior year. Noah went to Israel in 2007-2008 on a Masa Israel Journey Gap year program. Noah studied Hebrew, Arabic, Middle Eastern Politics, History, and traveled independently in Israel, North Africa and Europe. He has contributed his story to inspire others to consider the benefits of a gap year before college.

Noah says of his gap year.."Not only has my Hebrew improved tremendously, but I can now read and write Arabic and I have learned a great deal about the political situation in the Middle East."

Gap Year Story

by Noah Stern

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Gap Year Reflections

Submitted by Paul on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 14:39.
Lauren Rhode, Woodcarving in Morocco: Courtesy of Global LAB

Lauren Rhode is currently on a gap year between high school and starting college in fall 2008 at Princeton University. She spent the first three months of her gap year last fall in Morocco with Global Learning Across Borders (Global LAB), a non-profit that runs international immersion gap year programs. Lauren's gap year experience living with a Moroccan family and learning Arabic, working on community service projects, and traveling to Marrakesh and the Sahara desert have given her time to explore her interests and passions without being burdened by assigned curriculum . Lauren says of her gap year...

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Gap Year In South America, South-East Asia and Europe

Submitted by Paul on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 23:57.
Erik Burns Corral Cay Conservation.jpg

Erik spent his gap year on three continents. He learned outdoor leadership skills through a NOLS semester in Patagonia, volunteered on a conservation project in the Philippines and studied Italian culture and language in Florence, Italy. He is a freshman at CU Boulder studying engineering.

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Study Abroad In Buenos Aires, Argentina

Submitted by Paul on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 22:32.
Jeff G Argentina.jpg

Jeff is a senior at Tufts University in Boston, Mass. Jeff's Gap Year experience included Spanish language study, homestay with an Argentine family, and a volunteer work experience teaching children.

For the first half of my junior year I studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina with Butler University’s Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA-Butler). I had always been really interested in Latin America, and had been studying Spanish since I was about 14 years old; so, when I began thinking about places to study abroad Argentina seemed like the perfect match.

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