Hey all, I’m a 20yr US college student right now, and I’m planning to take a gap year this year. Does anyone have and ideas/recommendations on how I could use this to effectively improve/save lives?
I’m currently considering doing 3 month internship with my local college in Kenya to assist and teach entrepreneurs in an effort to break them out of the poverty cycle.
If anyone has ideas on how I could better use this year, please let me know! I’m not afraid of going international or doing hard work :)
Things you can do after graduating are likely to be much more impactful than things you do during a gap year. Not to say you shouldn’t take a gap year, but I don’t think your goal should be “maximize impact”. I’d think of it as a chance to try something you might not have time to do otherwise. Especially try something that might significantly change your career trajectory if it works out. Or think of it as a time to commit yourself to the goal of effectively improving lives, or building a self-identity as someone who helps people (Calvin’s dad would call it “building character”).