Some students think of a gap year as a pause between high school and university before “real life” begins. Other students, like Keara, can attest that it is much more than that.
Keara joined Spanish Gap Year in Spring 2023, and three years later, Spain is still part of her story. She has gone from cooking classes and canyoning in Spain to a university campus in Chicago, and then back to Barcelona for a semester abroad, where she found familiar faces waiting for her.
That first walk off the plane in Madrid is filled with many emotions. Nerves, excitement, no real idea of what the next few months are going to bring you. Every year, we get a front row seat to that moment with every gapper who comes through Spanish Gap Year. What we don’t always see is what happens after: graduation, their first real job, or how their time in Spain has continued to stick with them and play a key role in their everyday lives. The confidence our gappers pick up in Spain doesn’t just end when they board their flight back home, it follows them for the rest of their lives.
A gap year is more than just travel, it’s about growth, adaptability, and learning through experience, both personally and professionally. At Spanish Gap Year, our workshops and group sessions are a defining part of what makes our program unique. Through weekly group sessions and personalized workshops tailored to each cohort, we are redefining what it means to take a gap year.
When you think about interning, you probably picture a cubicle office, hours spent staring at a computer screen, harsh fluorescent lighting, rushed lunch breaks, and stressful workdays trying to get everything done.
Gratitude isn’t just a holiday feeling. It’s at the very heart of every journey we share, every family that joins us, and every letter or text from a grateful gapper whose life looks different now. That’s why, as the holiday season, we want to say thank you.
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