Taking a year off ..... ideas on what to do?

[Brackis]

I'll keep this at cliff notes for everyones sake, hoping someone has a great idea that I was to narrow to think of, or took a year off themselves.

Looking to:
-go someplace outside the Northeast
-hold either a challenging/eccentric job, work w/ some comm serve group, or volunteer politically. (ie...I dont want to move to Ohio and scrape by for a year working at CVS)
-be able to function in the place/country with english

Ideas?

Thanx,
Brackis


Edit:
This is prior to matriculation at a 4 year college, 18 years of age with high IQ and a tragicly altruistic perspective on life.

 

[aplefka]

Sacramento

 

[olds]

Go back to school

 

[MrCodeDude]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Go back to school

 

[Brackis]

I have settled on taking a year off while I still can, that said I am 100% going back after a year off.

 

[TwiceOver]

Gotta watch that sh!t. Sometimes the requirements change and then you have to take more classes. Good luck. If it is available, go for it.

 

[BeauJangles]

Cityyear

 

[bernse]

Amateur prOn

 

[Darilus]

Don't do it. Sure third grade is hard, but when you finish you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you made it.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Europe

 

[cmdrmoocow]

Come down here to Florida / Daytoana Beach - make it interesting.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

www.m-why.com is taking a year off from work

 

[Dragonbate]

I loved my year and a half in China. I went first as a student then went back as an English teacher. I learned valuable language skills, became immersed in a foreign culture, gorged myself on many things exotic, and met my beautiful wife with whom I am married to for 7 years and have 2 children with. Chinese women are so much better than American woman!

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Go back to school

 

[HardcoreRobot]

i read that as taking a year off from alcohol and i panicked

anyways, i think you should stay in school and address your wanderlust once you have a degree you can use later

it sounds like for the purposes of what you think you want to do, you really *shouldnt* have a plan

 

[tami]

ecuador

 

[HardcoreRobot]

maybe you should study abroad... it would satisfy pretty much all your goals i think

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Go back to school

 

[agnitrate]

they ALL say they will go back to school. most don't.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

ive heard this also. stay in school, be cool


or something like that

 

[JonnyStarks]

Work.
It'll be nice to be able to pay for 1+ years without having to worry about taking out a loan.

 

[Brackis]

Originally posted by: agnitrate
they ALL say they will go back to school. most don't.

This just isn't a worry for me, but I appreciate you insisting on it, as I would agree that for most people this is a downfall. I feel pretty confident that I will certianly go back to school as I have the option of matriculating at a very nice university next fall, or applying to essentially any college in the US next year; I just am looking for a chance to go away before I commit myself to higher learning.

 

[Brackis]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Cityyear

Ironic, as I suggested this to a ATOT poster a couple of weeks ago after he was kicked out of his house until he got his life straightened out.