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Name: Han Shu May Gap: Dec 2009 – Dec 2010 Interests: Music, hiking, outdoor activities, flea markets, food, meeting new people, random facts, tv, reddit, manga, ATLA/LOK(if you know this, you’re awesome). Education: Canadian Pre-U ’11 @ Taylors CSJ, University of Adelaide ‘15 Email: smayh92@gmail.com Believe it or not but my parents actually encouraged me […]
There is no shame in pursuing a gap year, it is not “running away” from doing a degree, nor is it anything to do with getting a place at university for most people. In fact, you could actually argue that it takes a braver person to embark on a gap year instead of following the […]
March 25, 2012 by kareemfareed
My high school junior Danish, is a boy of many talents; he plays piano really well, he dances like a boss and has a great gift in photography. If you are interested in photography as well and think his pictures are really good, contact him at on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MDanishL Of Balloons and Photography by Danish […]
March 24, 2012 by kareemfareed
I have to say that one of the most interesting things about taking a gap year is how spontaneous it allows you to be. I was sitting in for just another ordinary french class when one of my classmates told the teacher that he would not be coming in for lessons next week because he […]
March 17, 2012 by kareemfareed
by Jack Jacobs What is a home-stay? Well it’s really just staying with a family of strangers in a foreign country. The idea isn’t that you spend the entire time doing the touristy stuff, but that you get a really authentic experience. Essentially you’d learn a whole lot more about the culture and way of […]
March 17, 2012 by kareemfareed
Name: Jack Jacobs Gap: July 2011 – September 2012 Education: A-Levels at HELP Interests: Badminton, Ultimate Frisbee, Self-improvement, Picking up heavy objects and putting them down again, Travelling, Hiking, Internet culture, Web-comics, Cooking, Generally being cheap and miserly. E-mail Address: jacobsjcs@gmail.com Why I took a gap year. My gap year wasn’t really planned, nor […]
Here’s something to look forward to this Thursday! The PIHAB is back for year four, with 26 balloons from 12 countries. Expect balloon competitions, cyclists whizzing past, extreme sports, aerial performances, Segways and lots of aviation/balloon-themed fun during this four day fiesta at Monumen Alaf Baru, Precint 2, Putrajaya. Do check out the event’s official website, […]
by Leong Sheng Hoay shenghoay@gmail.com Konichiwa, watashiwa Chugoku jin des. (Hello, I am Chinese) That was a proud moment for me – actually constructing a proper Japanese sentence. I’ve just landed a teaching job (to teach Japanese expatriates English) at A to Z Language Center (in Damansara Uptown) and in anticipation for my first mock […]
Name: Leong Sheng Hoay Gap: June 2011 – August 2012 Education: A- Levels at Taylor’s College Subang Jaya 11’ Email: shenghoay@gmail.com Taking a gap year was a great way for me to explore the possibilities of my future careers. Since SPM, I’ve considered studying Mandarin, Linguistics, Psychology, Medicine, Law and Hospitality. That was how uncertain […]
March 31, 2012 by louise
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