Recently I worked with a young person who was planning to work in Europe as a teacher upon his upcoming graduation from college. He was concerned that by working and traveling abroad he would be “behind” his colleagues and friends who were mostly committed to jobs in the USA. He talked about the work as a “year off” and that there might be a stigma associated with the term “year off.” We discussed this situation and it became clear that this was definitely NOT a “year off.” If anything, it was really a unique opportunity to continue to learn, grow and explore the world by working in a different culture. Sounds more like a “year ON” than anything. Years from now he will look back at time working abroad as enriching and normal.
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