Whether it’s a mini-sabbatical or an adult gap year, more people are taking extended work breaks

The idea of taking more than a two-week vacation from work to recover from burnout or rethink life is slowly gaining supporters in the United States.

I took a gap year to travel the world between high school and college. Time abroad helped me be more prepared for college life.

I traveled to Africa and South America after high school. The gap year taught me more about adulthood than college ever did.
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The Bizarre Rise Of The “Midlife Gap Year”

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gap years used to be for 18-year-olds backpacking through Europe before college. Now they're for 48-year-olds who've spent two ...
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UK to offer military 'gap year' to boost recruitment

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to launch a "gap year" scheme to give school and college leavers a taste of the Army, Royal Navy and RAF, but without making a long-term commitment. The paid 12-month ...