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A ’real’ gap year

( Last Updated: 25-09-2009 )

I am writing as a parent to thank you and your team. Earlier this year Anastasia, my daughter, travelled to India, met up with you and the other volunteers, then for four months lived with the Lepchas & taught in Pachok school.

The detail with which you organised all this, and also provided feedback to the parents was excellent. Best of all was the way in which you enable these young people to have what I would call a 'real' gap year in which they were able to contribute to and learn from a different culture.

By all accounts it was a great success. I say all this as a little bit of a gap year veteran. This is my third daughter and I wish the older two had discovered Africa & Asia Venture.

One more daughter to go in 2010/11.

Father of Anastasia - Lepcha (India) Teaching 2009.

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