Oh yeah, it looks so good! I love the relax pillow too. When I revamp the bedroom I want to switch to bold red bedding!
My personal favorite times of year here are May and September. June, July, August are the peak times you get lots of midges then though (small bity insects). Winterās are beautiful but too dark.
Perhaps your daughter should look into being WWOFER - have you heard of woofing? look up wwoof.org.uk. Its a scheme where people go and work on farms/small holdings/permacultures in exchange for board/lofging and experience. There are woofer hosts too, Iāve not tried it out yet. My limitations are accomodation, if I host a woofer, I canāt then sell the room, but I think there is a good possibility I wonāt do hosting next year as we are undertaking some major renovations to the house (mostly on a DIY basis). So I might then become a woofer host.
That is an amazing tip, thanks @imo!!! She would be well suited for that. Most āgap yearā (are you familiar with that term? I donāt know if thatās just a US thing) projects have to do with teaching and interacting with kids. Sheās great with kids, of course, but very much an introvert. If she had to teach kids all day sheād not be successful! But working on a farm would be cool. Iāll look into it! Since sheās graduating at 16 I donāt think sheās ready for a 4 year University so we need something for her to do while she figures out what she wants to doā¦
Yes, like you, I have āno room at the inn!ā. Otherwise I would seriously chat with @Jepjep about us exchanging teens for a few months!
Good luck with your diy projectā¦
In sweden gap year itās very very very common. People are almost all travelling after high school.
Itās so smart, isnāt it? It is certainly spoken of here in the US but I donāt know what percentage of the kids take one. When speaking to various University recruiters they spoke of it very favorably. Itās a mistake to rush kids into the future. My daughter worried that it would be perceived as failure to take a year off, but I told her, never again in her life will she be able to take a year for an adventure of some kind.
Erasmus (studying one year abroad) is very good too
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Hej @sylvainbg from your neighbor in Finland. Erasmus exchange program was one the best part my studies. I learned a lot. But i I did take the year off in Paris before the University and I would recommend those experiences to everyone. Isnāt the Erasmus program from Eu citizens only?
Yes it s for EU citizens but USA or others countries can also do exchange, itās call an other name for the program
@dcmooney, @Sarah_Warren, ladies, thank you for your feedback, Iām glad I could count on you to provide me with your candid input!
Thereās also something called workaway.com I would be sure to vet the places carefully, as some seem to take advantage. For instance, some ones here put kids to work in the coffeelands for 10-12 hours a dayā¦ Grueling and difficult.
Many universities around the world particpate in study abroad exchanges, where you pay your own universityās tuition but you study at your choice of hundreds of universities. My sons did Japan and Korea. They found it was cheaper to live in these places than their home university as these countries subsidize college. There are grants and scholarships available for study abroad too. At the advanced level, you can get scholarships from that nationās government. My son just received this to study high level Japanese language this upcoming academic year, all totally paid for.
ā¦like next to the toilet I hope? At least theyāll be heading in the right direction.
Yep, unfortunately the young boozing Aussie is very much ingrained in our ācultureā (especially when travelling sad to say!) Yobbos!
Here is mine: Iām located 2 miles from the Canadian border in Lynden, Washington. 2 hours from Seattle and a hour from Vancouverer, BC
I think your url is missing a number.
My Southern Retreat in Charleston Area
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