GAP Activity Projects

Taking a year out with GAP is the best thing I could have done. GAP organises placements for over 1,500 18 and 19 year olds each year and go to over 30 countries around the world. I had the most amazing time and would recommend everyone to take a year out. I went with GAP to Malaysia where I taught in a state boarding school two hours south of Kuala Lumpur in Melaka. I spent six months in the school working with students aged 11 - 18 and teaching them English, drama, music and art. I made some really great friends and got to travel in the holidays around South East Asia and Australia. GAP were well organised and arranged everything very ...  Read the complete review

First of all, I should say that this op may be a little out of date, because I travelled with GAP (Gap Activity Projects, the biggest gap-year organisation) on my year off in '94. But I feel very strongly, and my views have been backed up by everything I've ever heard about them, including my sister's experiences in Malaysia in '99. So. Let's start at the beginning. Who are GAP? Basically, they organise voluntary placements in a number of countries for people on their gap year, placements that vary from 3 months to a year, but are generally at least six months long. The deal is that you pick your country and project of choice which you are ...  Read the complete review