Ares, Juno, Lyka and Carla

We want to spend our time discovering the cool plances of Peru, we think that is an interesting country full of adventures.

• What type of gap year are you doing? Combination

• Why?

  Because we want to spend our time discovering new things.

• Where will you stay? Peru, Lima. The most of the time we will spend it in a camp with llamas and alpacas.

  But if we travel to a city far away form Lima we will stay in hotels.

• How will you travel?

  Plane and bus

  How much will your gap year cost in total?

  4500€

• How will you finance it?

  We will work for 3 months to save some money.

  • Savings 2,000€

  • Family support 500€

  • Jobs during the year 2000€

  Waiters

  Shop assistant

  School monitor

  Tourist guide

• Will you work during your gap year? Yes

• What kind of jobs? (e.g. waiter, ski instructor, internship, guide, etc.) 

  Waiters

  Shop assistant

  School monitor

  Tourist guide

A Gap Year - Iyanu, Lola and Eder.

• Our year plan: 

  • What type of gap year are you doing? why?

We are doing a travel and work gap year because we want to improve our English and learn about new cultures.

• Accommodation: 

  • Where will you stay? (which city?) (hostels / shared flats / host families / camps / etc.)

We will stay in shared flats and hostels in London.

• Transport: 

  • How will you travel?

We will travel by plane, train, and bus.

• Budget:

  • How much will your gap year cost in total? (approximate)

  • Our gap year will cost about €8,000.

  • How will you finance it?

  • savings

  • family support

  • jobs during the year (give examples)

  • waiters

  • shop assistants

  • camp monitors

  • tourist guide assistants

  • scholarships / internships

• Work options: 

  • Will you work during your gap year?

  • Yes, we will work during our gap year.

  • What kind of jobs? (e.g. waiter, ski instructor, internship, guide, etc.)

  • We will work as waiters, shop assistants, camp monitors, and tourist guide assistants.

    
    

Cork, Ireland

What type of gap year are you doing? why?

- We are planning on traveling. We would also like to offer to do volunteer work while we learn more about the language and culture. We think that Ireland is a very beautiful and interesting country.

Where will you stay?

- We will be staying at the Hotel Brú, located in Cork.

How will you travel?

- To get to the country, we will go by plane.

We will travel around the city using a TFI Leap Card which allows free transfers and is quite affordable.

How much will your gap year cost in total?

- We will spend approximately between €4500 and €5000, if we take into account the trip, accommodation and some extra expenses.

How will you finance it?

- To finance our trip, we will save money by doing simple jobs.

family support

- If possible, our families will send us a little money each month so we can buy the things we need or things we want.

jobs during the year

- Volunteering and teaching spanish.

Will you work during your gap year?What kind of jobs?

- If we have the opportunity to work, we would like to give Spanish lessons to people interested in learning the language.

1. Type of Gap Year

• Travel and study gap year

• Reasons:

  • I love Italian culture, history, and food

  • I want to improve my Italian

  • I want to become more independent before university

2. Accommodation

• City: Rome

• Places to stay:

  • Hostels

  • Shared flats

  • Host families (to practice Italian every day)

3. Transport

• Plane to travel to Italy

• Buses around the city

• Metro

• Trains

• Walking to explore Rome

4. Budget

• Approximate total cost:

  • €8,000–€12,000

5. Financing

• Personal savings

• Family support

• Jobs during the year

• Scholarships or internships

6. Work Options

• Yes, I will work during my gap year

Possible Jobs

• Waiter in a café or restaurant

• Nanny

• English tutor for children or tourists