Although this video went viral quite a while back, it nevertheless bears reposting here, along with UK newspaper The Telegraph's comments about how to make the most of your gap year. (For Americans unfamiliar with the term, a "gap year" is a year typically between high school and university which allows a young person to explore the world uninhibited, doing volunteer work or just exploring independently.) Enjoy the laugh and remember, try to avoid being "this guy" on your trip abroad!
"It's very spiritual and political and cultural, but it's also kind of brutal and demeaning..."
Here's another article, this one from the Chronicle of Higher Education, about how to combat the ignorance shown in "Gap Yah":
ReplyDeletehttp://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Help-Students-to/123653/