At the age of eighteen I had just finished my first term at university in Liverpool, England and was looking for a fresh challenge for the summer. I had travelled since an early age and love new adventures, so I started investigating the possibility of working abroad.

When I looked at all the different options one that appealed was going to the USA and becoming a camp counsellor. I thought the placement would offer me a great opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and travel whilst integrating into a new and exciting society.

After working at the summer camp I decided to take a 'Gap Year' intergrating working, travelling and volunteering abroad. The only problem was all the volunteer placements were very expensive for what they offered.

I decided to gather recommendations from people on their own gap years, which is where the inspiration for this website came from. I created this website to act as an independent guide to help other people thinking about taking a gap year or working, volunteering and travelling abroad.