Gap year are the perfect way to travel, explore, and learn. It is a year long gap after you complete high school, while you think of what you want to do with your life. Are you thinking on maybe getting into a career with animals? Then taking a gap year and volunteering or staying in a place that allows you a glimpse of what that might entail can help you decide. What about permaculture? Find a place that shows you off-grid living and see if that is the right fit for you. Maybe you love the technology world, or just love kids and want to give back to the community. Explore our great world with the abundance of possible gains of knowledge and experience while you can. Let me show you what I did for a 10 month backpacking journey. I wanted to learn about living off grid and found many places that could allow me to learn that. I also love animals so I got to be around many of them in my adventure. It is not so much about the destination, as it is about the journey!