Comments on: Focus on Youth: Gap Years and Social Media http://b2b.meetplango.com/2009/08/focus-on-youth-gap-years-and-social-media/ Travel Advice and Guidance for Taking Cultural Career Breaks Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:10:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Emily @ Maiden Voyage http://b2b.meetplango.com/2009/08/focus-on-youth-gap-years-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Emily @ Maiden Voyage Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:46:46 +0000 http://briefcasetobackpack.com/?p=2924#comment-96 I really wish I had taken a gap year between high school and college. My college required that I start in the summer (they were doing staggered admission since it's a huge public school with too many students), so I graduated high school and started college two weeks later. It was so rushed and I wasn't ready. Looking back, a gap year is the one thing I really should have done. Because I didn't and I'm now two years in the professional workforce, I'm strongly contemplating a career break before I get too invested in my career. I really wish I had taken a gap year between high school and college. My college required that I start in the summer (they were doing staggered admission since it’s a huge public school with too many students), so I graduated high school and started college two weeks later. It was so rushed and I wasn’t ready. Looking back, a gap year is the one thing I really should have done. Because I didn’t and I’m now two years in the professional workforce, I’m strongly contemplating a career break before I get too invested in my career.

]]> By: John Bardos - JetSetCitizen http://b2b.meetplango.com/2009/08/focus-on-youth-gap-years-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-67 John Bardos - JetSetCitizen Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:04:22 +0000 http://briefcasetobackpack.com/?p=2924#comment-67 Very cool idea. The world is getting smaller every year. It is great to see someone working towards making it happen faster. We are all global citizens now. The idea of living, working and dying in only one country needs to change. We are all interconnected. Everything we do affects everyone on the planet. It is important to see that everyone in the world is all in this together. Very cool idea. The world is getting smaller every year. It is great to see someone working towards making it happen faster.

We are all global citizens now. The idea of living, working and dying in only one country needs to change. We are all interconnected. Everything we do affects everyone on the planet. It is important to see that everyone in the world is all in this together.

]]> By: Dave http://b2b.meetplango.com/2009/08/focus-on-youth-gap-years-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Dave Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:04:48 +0000 http://briefcasetobackpack.com/?p=2924#comment-66 I just learned of the Let's Get Global movement too, and I immediately wrote Rita to see if I could be of any help. I wonder what the effect of these movements would be if they are successful in driving more people to take longer career braeks? Injecting a lot more people into the same big backpacker circuits and tourist destinations could possibly drive up prices everywhere from hostels to restaurants/bars to tour companies. And that's not necessarily good for the locals. I just learned of the Let’s Get Global movement too, and I immediately wrote Rita to see if I could be of any help.

I wonder what the effect of these movements would be if they are successful in driving more people to take longer career braeks?

Injecting a lot more people into the same big backpacker circuits and tourist destinations could possibly drive up prices everywhere from hostels to restaurants/bars to tour companies. And that’s not necessarily good for the locals.

]]> By: Leigh http://b2b.meetplango.com/2009/08/focus-on-youth-gap-years-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Leigh Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:04:37 +0000 http://briefcasetobackpack.com/?p=2924#comment-65 I'm so happy you've featured Let's Get Global. It is a fantastic cause, as are the others, and definitely worth supporting. I love Rita Golden Gelman and know she puts her heart and soul into everything she does. I’m so happy you’ve featured Let’s Get Global. It is a fantastic cause, as are the others, and definitely worth supporting. I love Rita Golden Gelman and know she puts her heart and soul into everything she does.

]]> By: Stephanie http://b2b.meetplango.com/2009/08/focus-on-youth-gap-years-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Stephanie Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:19:46 +0000 http://briefcasetobackpack.com/?p=2924#comment-64 I think that rise of the "gap year" among Americans is a great thing! I did one and I've built my own blog on the idea of encouraging others to do the same. It's such a rewarding experience that often gets overlooked in our very result-oriented culture. I think that rise of the “gap year” among Americans is a great thing! I did one and I’ve built my own blog on the idea of encouraging others to do the same. It’s such a rewarding experience that often gets overlooked in our very result-oriented culture.

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