Has anyone taken a gap year to travel/volunteer/work abroad?

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My gap year came two months at a time and it was between 6th Grade and 12th grade.

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Umm. I think that’s for youngsters or millennials.
No way any clients (or firm) would go for that

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Lol. That’s a riot.

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A what??? Yeah, when you’re 65, it’s called retirement.

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Maybe not a gap year but you could definitely do 3-4 months I think. You’ll need a good staff and right hand man/woman that you can trust but don’t listen to these people. The joys of this business are not only the income and helping people but creating a dynamite lifestyle for yourself

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