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    Consent-based volunteering and tourism with Nora of AEI
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    • Jun 10
    • 22 min

    Consent-based volunteering and tourism with Nora of AEI

    Imagine being able to live your dreams, travel the world and volunteer with animals! Well, guess what? You can totally do that with...
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    How to Defer your University Program
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    • May 27
    • 12 min

    How to Defer your University Program

    Thinking of applying to higher education programs now, but still want to take a gap year? This is totally possible by deferring your...
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    The Ultimate Wildlife Gap Year Program with Lisa Chen, CCC Alum
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    • May 20
    • 16 min

    The Ultimate Wildlife Gap Year Program with Lisa Chen, CCC Alum

    Summary Have you ever thought about becoming a marine biologist? Perhaps you have an interest in this fascinating field, but can’t seem...
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    How To Win $1000 For Your 2022/23 Gap Year
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    • Apr 29
    • 1 min

    How To Win $1000 For Your 2022/23 Gap Year

    “So, you’re telling me you want to give me $1000 to NOT return to school?” That’s right, Gappers! In celebration of our 5th anniversary,...
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    How a Gap Year Reduces COVID and Post-Secondary Burnout
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    • Apr 15
    • 2 min

    How a Gap Year Reduces COVID and Post-Secondary Burnout

    Raise your hand if you are feeling burnt out. If your hand is up, know you are not alone. Parents are burnt out, teachers are burnt out,...
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    How Students Can Lead A Budget Friendly Gap Year
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    • Mar 18
    • 2 min

    How Students Can Lead A Budget Friendly Gap Year

    If you've got money on the brain, or if you're worried that your gap year may be “expensive” and you won’t be able to afford it, we’ve...
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    Resources to Help Students Build a Strong Foundation During their Gap Year with Michael Shouldice.
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    • Mar 4
    • 2 min

    Resources to Help Students Build a Strong Foundation During their Gap Year with Michael Shouldice.

    We all have regrets, however, if we plan our gap year mindfully, we can lay the foundation for a very bright future. Today's guest...
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    Why you should take a gap year in 2022
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    • Feb 25
    • 1 min

    Why you should take a gap year in 2022

    A 2022/2023 gap year is all about reclaiming your life. It's about finding a sense of control, feeling you are moving yourself forward...
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    How to be an Ethical Volunteer on your Gap Year with Tyler
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    • Feb 11
    • 1 min

    How to be an Ethical Volunteer on your Gap Year with Tyler

    Have you heard the phrase “For Lifer’s” before? This is when someone finds perfect alignment in something and it sticks around for a very...
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    How to Plan your Pandemic Gap Year in 4 Steps
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    • Feb 4
    • 1 min

    How to Plan your Pandemic Gap Year in 4 Steps

    Many people are intimidated by the daunting task of planning an entire gap year. Asking, “What should I plan?” “How should I plan?”. Even...
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    The Lost Girls Guide to Finding the World with Ashlyn George
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    • Jan 14
    • 1 min

    The Lost Girls Guide to Finding the World with Ashlyn George

    What is your top bucket list goal? Is it to go skydiving, swim with sharks, or run a marathon? Well, for Ashlyn George, her goal was to...
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    Overcoming Gap Year Guilt
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    • Jan 10
    • 1 min

    Overcoming Gap Year Guilt

    New years always bring up conversations about resolutions, goal setting and milestones that you will accomplish in the year, like...
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    How to tackle post-secondary conversations over the holidays
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    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    How to tackle post-secondary conversations over the holidays

    Feeling a little anxious about all those post-secondary questions your uncle, grandma and neighbour will be asking you over the holiday...
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    The Impact of Biases on Decision Making
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    • Dec 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Impact of Biases on Decision Making

    When you’re making a decision, there’s often a few ways you gather information before moving forward. Like doing your own research,...
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    How to travel and make money on your gap year as an AuPair with Natalia
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    • Nov 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    How to travel and make money on your gap year as an AuPair with Natalia

    Do you enjoy working with kids, would love to stay with a host family abroad, are up for adventure AND looking to make some money? Maybe...
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    Higher Education Vs. Gap Year
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    • Nov 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Higher Education Vs. Gap Year

    Choosing between higher education or taking a gap year can be SUPER challenging. It’s a BIG decision. Not because it will define how...
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    How to find a career you will LOVE with Sarah Vermut
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    • Nov 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to find a career you will LOVE with Sarah Vermut

    If you are feeling lost or stuck about which direction to take your career, this episode is for you! Sarah, career coach and founder of...
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    5 Reflections for Educators in a Post-Pandemic World
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    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    5 Reflections for Educators in a Post-Pandemic World

    “How will we teach in a post-pandemic Canada?” asked VoicEd Radio to educators. Michelle Dittmer, a former high school biology teacher...
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    5 Gap Year Takeaways with Tanisha
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    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Gap Year Takeaways with Tanisha

    Imagine this: it’s a beautiful afternoon in late August and school is just around the corner. Suddenly, an opportunity comes along...
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    Everyone’s talking “Languishing”
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    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Everyone’s talking “Languishing”

    Do you ever feel like you are looking through life through a foggy windshield? Well, the NYT wrote an article all about that blah...
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