AN i-NET BULLETIN FOR TAKING TIME OUT FOR A GAP YEAR ABROAD
The Gap Year Bulletin
Summer 2005

 

Gap Year Bulletin Cover PicPaid Work in the Australian Outback
Alliance Abroad's Rural Australia work programme will place you in a paid position in a small town in the Outback. Work positions include farm work, domestic or childcare work in the farm, or in rural hospitality. more >

Tsunami Restoration in India
Involvement Volunteering is a cost effective way for people of all ages to gain practical experience; or to learn from practical experience while helping others as a real volunteer, and meeting the local people and their culture when travelling in a foreign country
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Cathedral Cleaning & Conservation in the UK
Experience the hidden history of some of Britain's oldest and most beautiful buildings. Cathedrals, abbeys, minsters, chapels and parish churches make up a huge part of Britain's architectural heritage and every year teams of young people from all over the world move in to help refresh and conserve these buildings. more >

English Teaching to Karen Hill Tribes in Thailand
The Karen Hilltribes Trust provides opportunities for people aged over 18 to carry out long term voluntary work among the upland and hill communities in Thailand.
Volunteers help with teaching English in primary and secondary schools. more >

Twelve Month Internships in New York City
The Mountbatten Internship Programme promotes educational and business links between the USA and the UK and aims to give graduates and young professionals the opportunity to gain practical and theoretical business experience. more >

Croc Breeding Conservation in Guatemala
Crocodiles and other animals were once abundant in the south coast, but are rapidly disappearing due to hunting and loss of habitat. Volunteers assist in the feeding and care of breeding caimans and iguanas. more >

Paid English Teaching Placements to Korea
Korea is still one of the great undiscovered places in Asia. Teaching placements here will guarantee you approximately US$1700 a month including Korean style accommodation provided by your school. Placements are either in the bustling cities throughout South Korea or in quieter surrounding towns. more >

Student Jobs With BUNAC Work Canada
BUNAC's Work Canada programme offers students the chance to live and work in Canada for three to twelve months.
You decide what sort of job you want to do and where you want to work - most students take casual vacation jobs in the tourism or hospitality industries or work in one of Canada’s popular ski resorts. more >

International Work Camps in Kenya
Designed and constructed by the Camps International Team, Camp Kenya is a purpose built, bush camp located 4 km from the Indian Ocean. The project work is varied and incorporates both community and wildlife based projects. more >

Mowgli Elephant Conservation Project, India
The Mowgli Elephant Camp allows volunteers to have an intimate, interactive experience with Elephants in a lifetime opportunity to spend time with these glorious creatures. more >

Work Experience in Brazil
If you would like to see the real Brazil and not just those images of Carnivale in Rio, then CCUSA Work Experience Brazil is the programme for you. You will get to experience first hand living and working as a Brazilian. more >

Grape Picking Jobs in France
Grape picking in France still captures the imagination of many people all over the world.
Applellation Controlee brings farmers and pickers into contact with each other. The grapes are harvested in September (depending on the weather) and it is hard work. more >

Internships Working With Street Kids in India
The SMILE Society is a volunteer organization that welcomes international volunteers and students to participate in welfare activities for under privilege kids in India. SMILE have two ‘Happy Home' Centers and ‘Street Children Welfare' projects already established in Kolkata and every year run several work camps where volunteers work with slum and street kids for two to three weeks. more >

An Art Teaching Internship to Belize
NGO Internships are independent projects based on your skills and the community need, and are available throughout the year. They involve individual internship and development projects, a family home stay immersion and cultural and adventure excursions. more >

Green Working Holidays in Iceland
BTCV Conservation Holidays offer you the experience of a lifetime. You can meet people you wouldn't normally meet and do things you didn't think you could do. more >

GAP YEARS WORLDWIDE +++ TEFL JOBS IN CHINA +++ COMMUNITY WORK INDIA +++ INTERNSHIPS
SUMMER CAMP COUNSELORS USA +++ VOLUNTARY WORK IN SPAIN +++ CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN PERU
TEACHING IN NEPAL +++ MEDIA PLACEMENTS IN BOLIVIA +++ SUMMER JOBS +++ VOLUNTEER TRAVEL