If you’ve decided not to go to university, what better way than to make the most of your time by gaining valuable life experience and taking part in some adventure travel and volunteering. Join an ethical adventure trail and use this time to meet new people with similar interests, learn new skills, develop new passions, and boost your future career prospects in the process. Here are some hints and tips on what you could do:Adventure travel and expeditions
Adventure travel is a great way for you to get out there is the world, test your limits, and overcome challenges. Taking part in an expedition will help you make the most out of your time abroad and get the best possible experience. Adventure travel is about seeing more than the average tourist; your expedition could involve trekking, a horse safari, sandboarding, zip wires, bungee jumping, or exploring caves. Adventure travel will open your eyes to a whole new world of activities that will help broaden your interests and inspire new passions making a far more interesting and attractive candidate to recruiters back home.
If you’re planning a gap year, want to broaden your horizons or to break away from the bustle of life, taking part on an adventure tour or expeditions can be a great choice. Get to see the world as your travel with an experienced guide, whilst also make new friends from all walks of life as you journey in a group.
Ethical Travel
It is important to remember to travel ethically however, and be aware of how you impact on your surroundings. Ethical travel means giving something back to the communities you visit, whether that is taking part in a teaching placement, wildlife conservation or even medical volunteering. A volunteering placement gives you the chance to immerse yourself further into a culture, learn more about a new way of life or the environmental challenges the global community faces. By opening yourself up to new experiences you’ll become more aware of the world around you, becoming a global citizen with broader horizons in the process. Giving something back will not only be a wonderful experience but to have that experience on your CV is a bonus.
Whether you choose to purely just travel, involving yourself in different cultures, or to give something back whilst travelling by volunteering, adventure travel can be a way to expose yourself to awesome new experiences. Ethical adventures will allow you to challenge yourself whilst learning from your travels as a benefit for when you return home – volunteering possibilities can open up a whole new world of opportunities.
By Stephanie Weise
Stephanie Weise works for Frontier, a non-profit conservation NGO that helps people plan gap years with over 300 opportunities to volunteer abroad and take part in ethical adventure travel across the globe.
