Studying abroad, what is a gap year?

It is a long-term trip for young people in western countries before going to school or working after graduation, which allows students to experience a lifestyle different from their own social environment before entering the society.

In the gap year, students leave their own country to travel, usually doing some professional-related work or volunteering for some NGOs. This can cultivate students' international outlook and positive attitude towards life, learn survival skills and enhance students' self-awareness, so as to find the job they really want or find a better job and better integrate into society.

nominal definition

"Gap year" is very popular in developed countries. Gap year in English is a western name. The general meaning of "gap year" is that after going to school or graduating, young people are not in a hurry to enter the society blindly, but stop for a long trip (usually one year) and spend some time stopping to do what they want.

During this period, you can study, volunteer, or just rest and think about your life, which is different from short-term short trips and not exactly equivalent to work trips. Intermittence means pause, which means long-term integration into local life in a relaxed state. The gap year at this time can help students learn more about themselves and experience life through social practice. Gap year is a way of "spatializing" the current social life and achieving the goal of better integration into the current society.