Gap year & Travel News

Hola all! All is well with Leap Venezuela team. They are a fantastic bunch, full of enthusiasm and are very helpful in general. Last week we had 10 hrs of Spanish which all seem to have enjoyed and benefited from. We took them on a walk around Playa to meet the neighbours and see how [...]

Unbelievably it’s the Leapers last day on the project in Kenya (boo!) and the end of an incredible 10 week gap year placement. Some of the team are returning home tomorrow but most have decided to head off to Zanzibar for a well earned beach break, plus a taste of the fantastic full moon parties [...]

If your in your last year at school or college this year then your Gap Year is getting nearer and nearer (yayyyyyy)!! And if like me your not one to lay by a pool all day everyday whilst overseas (although a good few days on a palm fringed beach never goes a miss), then id [...]

Heloooooo again you beautiful people! Today is Thursday 29th April 2010 and as well as it being my 21st birthday tomorrow (yipiiiiieeeeeee), its also time for our Sponsored walk on Sunday and you guessed it….it’s going to rain, but we shall soldier on! I have been very busy this morning creating a group page on [...]

Quite a lot has happened since my last update from Tanzania so here it goes. On Monday we were continuing with doing up the boys dorms at CCF, putting skirting boards on the ceiling, puttying and painting the dormitory. It looks soooo much lighter now and all the boys are really happy with it. Aron, [...]

Hi again! It’s been another good productive week in sunny South Africa! The past week the team have been very involved in the community with both building of the orphanage as well as teaching and playing sport at the local rural school. At the orphanage the group used their donation money and bought the materials [...]

Tanzania-the home of the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, endless stretches of beautiful white beaches and also the Mtui Family….based in Arusha (the safari Mecca of Tanzania) your hosts on your Tanzanian Leap! Traveling all the way to Africa to stay in a tourist hotel is all good and well, but what were offering is so [...]

Are you thinking of going on to do teaching at university after you A-levels and want to do something teaching related on your Gap Year? Or would you simply like to do something more rewarding with your summer? If the answer to either of these questions is a big fat YES, then look no further! [...]

Hi Michaela, Yes we had the meeting and it went well. I have the breakdown and Adam will be mailing it to you today.The kids at the two centers  are very  grateful for the help and they are preparing some Maasai paintings with the kids as a gift to you! The cost we had are [...]