10 things I've learnt so far on my gap year
Joanna Frith, when she's in the UK, lives in Gloucester. Last Autumn she spent 3 months in Bolivia with Tearfund on their ICS programme and is currently in Spain working alongside long-term mission workers with European Christian Mission. Here's what she's learned so far...
If you’re considering a gap year, do it. It’s the scariest, most challenging thing I ’ve ever done, but I ’ve had the best time of my life – and it’s not even over yet! I think one of the things that I’ve learnt is to push myself. Pushing myself to do things out of my comfort zone, to improve and speak more in Spanish, travel, work, budget, cook for myself and get out of the boat and walk on the water. So here are a few things I’ve learnt along the way: