Archive for March, 2010

The Gap Year | Episode 20 – The Winner Is…

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010


The moment we’ve all been waiting for – Antonio, Emma and Holly find out which of them will be crowned the winner of The Gap Year: Challenge New Zealand.

The Gap Year | Episode 17 – Down On The Farm

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010


It’s challenge time again, and the travellers head to Northburn Farm for some tractor-driving and sheep-drafting action. Vote for your winner at poll.fm

City Vision (LCM Gap Year) Promotion Video

Monday, March 29th, 2010


City Vision is the London City Mission gap year. CV is a year out scheme that has been running in London for over 20 years. CV offers training and opportunities to young people who want to share their faith in Jesus.

Why Take a Gap Year?

Sunday, March 28th, 2010


Why did you take a gap year? That’s the question I’ve heard several times from my extended network of friends and acquaintances, the old and the young. My cousins and their friends wanted to know what I was hoping to gain by more or less skipping a year of education; the other churchgoers in Ecuador wanted to know the same, as did my fellow cast members in Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort. At first, I wasn’t sure how to answer without sounding arrogant. After all, the whole premise of taking time off was to mature and grow through travel and experience in the real world, something I was severely lacking. But as I sifted through my 3000+ pictures from the past twelve months, I found another, more special reason why I had decided to take a year off between high school and college: All of the people with whom it was spent. All of them. So, to all I met during the past year, thank you. And to all of you viewing this, thanks for reading. Comment, rate, and enjoy the show!

Gap Year 08 – Andre’s Best Bits

Saturday, March 27th, 2010


He’s Canadian and he has integrity. It’s Andre’s best bits! Like what you see? Apply for the new series at www.bebo.com/thegapyear

My gap year from youtube: part 2 of 2

Friday, March 26th, 2010


I explain why I haven’t made a face-to-camera video in over a year. NOTE: This video was filmed on May 5th 2008, about an hour before filming all 5 episodes of “The Return of Batguy and Spider-Dude”. I intended to upload this before those 5 episodes, but I was more motivated to edit and upload them first. As usual, useful comments are greatly appreciated.

The Gap Year Riot – Tour Diary Sept 09

Thursday, March 25th, 2010


September ‘09 Tour with Twenty Twenty

The Gap Year | Episode 18 – The Dive Of Your Life

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010


We take the adrenaline rush to a whole new level as our travellers complete at 15000 ft sky dive! Plus, with the vote ending at 23:59 on Wed 2nd December, the travellers hit the streets to canvas for votes. Make a difference by voting for your favourite traveller here: poll.fm

Gap Year Program Around the World

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010


Students seeking expert advice in college admission often ask me about what sorts of experiences or extracurricular activities look good on their resume. Some also ask me about GAP year experiences–or taking a year off between high school and college to pursue community service, travel, or alternative educational programs. I recently attended a GAP year fair where I was able to learn a lot more about these sorts of programs. One program that particularly interested me was one founded by Chris Stakich, called Thinking Beyond Borders, which allows students both to travel and to study global issues up close and in depth. This video is a brief interview with Mr. Stakich about his program.

The Gap Year | First Traveller Revealed!

Monday, March 22nd, 2010


24 auditionees descended on Gap Year HQ. One of them left as our first traveller…