Friday, September 22, 2006

News - Peterborough Today: -'Gappers' are packing a lifetime of experiences into just a few months

News - Peterborough Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More: "How'gappers'are packing a lifetime of experiences into just a few months
WHILE thousands of university students are beginning courses up and down the country this week, scores of their fellow teenagers will be travelling the world in search of a whole variety of fascinating experiences. Whether they're trekking through Thailand or doing charity work in Africa, more and more people are deciding to take a year exploring the world before settling into the nine-to-five grind. Features writer Maria Thompson reports.
TAKING a gap year and escaping the rat race – it's the thing to do these days.

Maybe it's the pressures of modern life or just better, more affordable choice, but everyone wants to jet off around the world.

Young gappers typically want time off between school and university or university and work.

But sabbaticals and career breaks are also becoming increasingly popular among the older generation."

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