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A Parent’s Perspective on the CIEE Gap Year in Shanghai, 18 Months Later
By Glenn Thomas, Father of Gap Year in China Alumn
Open yourself to people and new experiences. It sounds cliché, but what you'll gain personally from it is incredible. Approach strangers, design a trip by yourself and go on it, spend as much time with your host family as possible, order something from the menu that you can't even read. Being outgoing and throwing yourself into the new culture is the way you will gain the most from your experience. This is the single most important thing you can do…”
Click here to read more from Glenn about his perspective on his son, Nate’s, experience in China.
Interview with Ben Jacobs
CIEE Gap Year Abroad Alum 2009/10
Any advice for future Gappers?
“Open yourself to people and new experiences. It sounds cliché, but what you'll gain personally from it is incredible. Approach strangers, design a trip by yourself and go on it, spend as much time with your host family as possible, order something from the menu that you can't even read. Being outgoing and throwing yourself into the new culture is the way you will gain the most from your experience. This is the single most important thing you can do…”
Click here to read Ben’s full interview!
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CIEE Gap Trip
For four days, the GAP group took off for Hubei in south central China. Highlights included a visit to Wudang Mountain and a trip to Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.
Click here (pdf) to read about the CIEE Gap trip to Hubei Province in central south China!
