Almeera Eman
Things to do on a COVID Induced Gap Year
No Travel. No Problem. Everything right now feels uncertain, and many people thinking about school are feeling that same uncertainty,...
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Almeera Eman
Apr 21, 20207 min read
Why watching your kid lose grade 12 stinks and five things you can do to make it a bit better
By now, we are all tired of hearing about COVID-19. We’re all wishing we could go back to normal, forget this ever happened and get on...
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Almeera Eman
Apr 8, 20203 min read
Episode 10: Covid-19 and Mental Health: Feeling Creative, Capable and Connected with Zippy Doiron
Because of COVID-19, everybody is experiencing some level of trauma. It might sound scary – trauma is a big word, and something we don’t...
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Almeera Eman
Mar 31, 20204 min read
Episode Nine: How to Ikigai - Time Tamashiro’s guide to finding purpose on a gap year
Tim Tamashiro’s Ikigai is “to delight” – it is the reason he gets out of bed every morning and he wants you to live a life knowing your...
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Almeera Eman
Mar 25, 20203 min read
Episode Eight: James McCann’s high school gap year college pathway
James spent his gap year working in hospitality and retail while taking the time to shift his focus into finding a pathway forward. He...
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Almeera Eman
Mar 17, 20206 min read
Episode Seven: Planning a Travel-Free Gap Year
Gap Years aren’t all about travel. Despite what Instagram and media coverage of A-list celebrities and royalty might tell you, most...
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Almeera Eman
Mar 17, 20208 min read
Episode Six: How to Salvage your Gap Year During COVID-19
COVID19, also known as the coronavirus, took over the world in March 2020, and because of it, many gappers have had to cancel or change...
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Almeera Eman
Mar 10, 20205 min read
Episode Five: Who should take a gap year and why? Jane’s perspective as a Formal Guidance Counselor
After being removed from it for a little bit of time, we can forget how many major stressors and transitions happen in the late teenage...
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Almeera Eman
Mar 4, 20204 min read
Episode Four: Is your kid ready for post-secondary?
I love to talk about this topic because it is one that keeps parents and teens up at night. Parents often approach me saying “my kid...
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Almeera Eman
Feb 25, 20202 min read
Episode Three: Lynn’s Story: Parenting a Gapper - Pre, During, and Post Gap Year
Lynn Trevesan is a mother of two girls, now 18 and 15 years old. But when her oldest daughter was reaching the end of high school, Lynne...
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Almeera Eman
Feb 25, 20204 min read
Episode One: Welcome to the Gap Year Podcast!
Everywhere I go, I hear incredible stories about gap years. Whenever I’m at different fairs or conferences, people come up to me to tell...
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Almeera Eman
Feb 25, 20202 min read
Episode Two: Life Lessons about University Deferrals, Age and Traveling, According to Grace
While you’re probably looking forward to what your gap year has in store, there’s probably still some nerves about things you don’t know...
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Almeera Eman
Feb 23, 20206 min read
Gap Year Questions: What is a Gap Year and Who Takes Them?
So you’re trying to decide what comes next after high school, and there’s a lot of career options out there. Astronaut? Lawyer? Marine...
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Almeera Eman
Feb 23, 20208 min read
What To Do If You Leave your Post-Secondary Program
Finding the right path after high school isn’t easy – and anybody who pretends it is, is a liar. Okay, not necessarily. For some, it may...
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Michelle Dittmer
Jan 23, 20192 min read
What is a gap year anyways?
When people hear about the Canadian Gap Year Association, they start by asking if we make clothing... Then we have to start from the...
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Michelle Dittmer
Dec 23, 20183 min read
So, you’re not going back to University in January - 3 Must Haves to Make it Great!
You are not alone! The Canadian Gap Year Association works with many young people who are not returning to post-secondary after first...
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Michelle Dittmer
Dec 19, 20184 min read
Top 5 Tips For Telling Granny You’re Taking a Gap Year
Holiday dinners are always full of delicious food, warm wishes, unsolicited kisses from Aunt Ethel and concerned comments from Granny...
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Michelle Dittmer
Dec 13, 20183 min read
Holiday Gifts for Gappers
With the holidays around the corner, its time to check off all of the people on your list. Maybe you have a gapper or future gapper on...
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