I deliberated a lot over whether or not to take a gap year. I started thinking about it years ago and went back and forth on whether I should take a year, just take off as soon as school finished and have a long summer of travel or go straight from school to university and get a job at home over the summer. Right up till the last moment I still wasn't sure so in the end whether I had this gap year or not came down entirely to my school results - if I got into Durham Universit

Workaway has really been a defining feature of my gap year so I feel it deserves a whole blog post of its own. The platform has allowed...

In February I spent three incredible weeks in Switzerland: definitely one of the highlights of my winter. I was volunteering through...

I have now been living in Tremblant for just over a week so I've had time to settle in, explore a bit and meet a few people. My general...

Ingredients: Rolled oats Water Yoghurt (any kind will do) Optional: Raisins Dried fruit Other cereals (I like multigrain flakes, rice...

I entered Canada just over two weeks ago. My first trip out of Europe, my first long-haul flight. The day of departure I got up at 4am to...

I came here to Canada as a "Working Holiday" International Experience Canada participant - a programme that allows young people from many...

I spent eight days living with the Twelve Tribes Community in Kingston, Ontario. From what I gathered, the cult emerged around forty...