“Gap Years for Grown Ups”
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006Since I cant seem to get motivated to properly set up my Travelgoddess.net site, I just have to post this misc and wonderful news here for now. Hurrah!
Hitting the bookshops on October 28, 2006 is the new “Gap Years for Grown Ups” by ultra talented writer/researcher Susan Griffith.
For those of you non-Brits out there (as am I), a Gap Year is the traditional year off a young person takes either before university or between university and other educational programs. As you may guess, the event is usually a year in length and unlike in the US where time off is still, unfortunately, considered being a slacker and making you less desireable to the workplace environment, is considered a necessary part of becoming a global citizen. This type of long traveling idea is common in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and a few other places.
I noticed when I first started traveling abroad again about 5 years ago that there were a great deal of late 20’s-to mid 30’s folks from all over the world having their own belated or second gap year. These folks are part of what inspired me to indulge my own worldy curiosity. I am delighted to see that there is a market for this later life but not retired travel group, more like thrilled to be honest. I just wish that the 80% of Americans who dont have their passport would take just one short Gap month, oh please, would ya? (okokok, getting down from soap box now.)
While flipping through the pages you may notice (um, on pages 79 and 202 specifically) specific mention of yours truly. Susan contacted me years ago after seeing a post on Lonely Planet’s indispensible Thorn Tree discussion board regarding my first overseas hostel job in Italy and now and then has used some of my travel planning (page 79) or travel work (p. 202) info in her books.
Just as in my excitement to be published in Transitions Aboard earlier this year, I am proud to be included with the slicingly helpful and detailed info in Susan’s books. Oh, and thanks Susan for noting this blog in the book. Much appreciated.