Advice for a gap year Hi everyone,
I'm just preparing to have a gap year (beginning in 2 months) and I'm collecting ideas (like studying Russian/Japanese, martial arts...) As I spent 10 hours per day developing software, I hope not to get "learn putHereYourFavouriteLanguage" or "get certificate in x/y/z" ;) Thanks in advance. |
* Backpack Europe and ride Eurorail
* Build an amateur radio transceiver
* Read the Iliad and Odyssey
* Learn ballroom dancing
* Learn how to make paper
* Learn to cook (!)
* Camp in every national park
* Buy a used motorcycle and learn how to fix it up
* Learn to play the banjo
* Build a 12" Dobsonian telescope and attend star-parties
* ...
It's scenic but something like ryanair.com is cheaper and obviously faster!
During my academic hiatus, I found that fostering a personal liberal arts education was incredibly helpful. Reading literature, playing sport, and learning some elementary computer science have been incredibly (and unexpectedly) helpful in my academic areas (mathematics and economics). Therefore, I’d suspect your interest in language and sport might also be incredibly worthwhile (and conceivably) beneficial activities to pursue during your hiatus.
Also make sure you're in great emotional/mental state. Sleep a lot, enjoy yourself, and get pumped to do whatever you want for a year.