My friend Melinda fell in love with an American. She now lives in Washington DC with him. They actually met online. A few visits back and forth, and then they got serious. She always wanted to go to America and had previously considered hopping across the pond through a gap year organization. She didn't want to do it all alone and could very well imagine going through a gap year organization.

But then everything changed. She met the man of her dreams. She loves Washington and I visited her last summer. But I'm a sun child, and I can very well imagine doing a year abroad through a gap year organization. I don't want to just sit down on a plane, but rather hand the job to professionals, so to speak.

Because there's a lot to keep in mind:

  • Green card
  • Accommodation
  • Following the laws
  • Meeting deadlines
  • Advice from locals

I'm a Taurus, so I've always been big on security.

Gap year organizations: staying on the safe side

Some people pack their bags and go on a world trip, so to speak. I'm not quite that brave. I'd rather turn to professionals like "gap year organizations". After all, there's a lot to keep in mind. I can't imagine what would happen if something went wrong. Laws keep changing in other countries. And the USA is not Europe. With gap year organizations, you start out safe from the very beginning and with a good feeling in a new, unknown world.

Gap year organizations


I can't tell yet whether homesickness will come or not. Right now I'm wallowing in wanderlust. I want to go to Florida. Where exactly, I'm not entirely sure yet. As long as it's at the beach. When you think of Florida, you automatically think of Miami. But I'm not so sure about that. There are surely other beautiful places too.

Spoiled for choice

It turned out just the way I didn't want. I could hardly decide where my trip should go. But to Miami? Maybe the options are easier for me as a foreigner there? It's endlessly hard and I'll have to sleep on it for a few more nights. After all, it's a decision for a whole year.

I'll talk it over with a few friends and hear different opinions. Because one thing is certain: I'm definitely going to do it. I want to take on the challenge, and if not now, when? It's the best time, right after high school. After that there will hardly be such a great chance again.