| With the end of school just around the corner, you | | | | have the language barrier you would have in another |
| are probably wondering what you should do when it | | | | country. There version of English is a little different |
| is over. There is usually a lot of pressure to move | | | | from ours, and you may even find yourself coming |
| right on to the next level -- going from high school to | | | | home a year later with a bit of an accent! |
| college, or a four-year degree to a master's degree, | | | | Your year down under can be spent in Sydney or |
| but you do have another option. What used to be | | | | Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth, or in any one of many |
| called "slacking off" is now a structured way to | | | | other cities. You may choose to spend your gap year |
| spend a year between educational pursuits. You can | | | | in Australia in a large city like these, or you may want |
| spend your gap year in Australia and probably learn | | | | to get a touch of life in the outback, and see how |
| more in that year than you did in all of your previous | | | | Australians experience small-town life. |
| education. | | | | While you are in Australia, you will learn about new |
| Spending a year abroad will bring you experiences | | | | sports, get to try new foods, and meet some of the |
| that last a lifetime and if you choose to spend your | | | | most amazing people in the world. The truth is that |
| gap year in Australia, you are in for some real treats. | | | | your time spent in this vast and beautiful country of |
| One of the main advantages of Australia is, of | | | | 22 million people will be one you remember for the |
| course, that the people speak English and you won't | | | | rest of your life, wherever you end up. |