TeenLife Blog

Get the Insider’s View at AU’s Gap Program

Posted October 26, 2016, 1:00 pm by The Experts at TeenLife

If you’re interested in a meaningful gap experience, look no further than Washington, D.C. Luckily for students in American University’s Gap Program in Washington, they are at the center of...

Four Steps to Avoid Gap Year Culture Shock

4 Steps to Avoid Gap Year Culture Shock

Posted September 27, 2016, 1:00 pm by Mary Grauerholz

Before she went to Japan as an exchange student at age 21, Rebecca Fitzgerald thought she was well prepared for culture shock. But the cultural reality was harder than she...

4 Strategies to Fund the Gap Year of Your Dreams

Posted November 21, 2023, 10:34 am by Kay Keough

Whether you want to see the world, test out an interest or learn a new skill, taking a gap year after high school can send you in an exciting new...

Four rules for being an au pair on your gap year

Posted July 13, 2016, 1:00 pm by The Experts at TeenLife

Have you ever dreamed about living abroad or doing a gap year after high school, only to be held back financially? Before starting college at the University of Wyoming, Taylor...

College or Gap? Now You Can Do Both Right Out of High School

College or Gap? Here’s How You Can Do Both

Posted June 23, 2016, 1:40 pm by Amy Anthony

Unsure whether to head straight to college or take a gap year off? You can do both at the same time with gap year options run by colleges. Several universities...

9 Tips for Teens Going Overseas for the First Time

Headed overseas? Tips for Teens Traveling Abroad for the First Time

Posted June 15, 2016, 1:00 pm by Nicolaus Jannasch

Are you going on a high school overseas travel program this summer or perhaps taking a full gap year to explore? If so, good for you! Leaving home can be...