It was a long and interesting summer for me. One of the best decisions in my life was taking a gap year off after high school. I had all the time in the world to find out who I wanted to be and how I wanted to pursue my future. The lucky ways I was able to expand my knowledge was traveling and working full time. I also had time to do absolutely nothing. I am a huge believer that traveling is good for the heart and soul. Everyone should have a chance to experience different cultures and how others live. Also to relax and rewind because it's healthy for you.
My gap year journey started with a three and a half month travel in Central America. I started in Nicaragua, passed through Honduras and spent time in El Salvador. Nicaragua was such a beautiful experience. I honestly had moments when I wanted to leave everything and start a new life down there. The heat was something else, I was able to adapt to it. Showering was not fun in the beginning. The water was iced cold, but at the end, it was so nice since it’s usually …show more content…
It was weird to speak English and see the city again. A new chapter in my life was starting. All my friends were busy with college and I felt a bit discouraged. I started job hunting and was lucky enough to get an interview to the second job that I applied to. I was offered a job to Knotts Berry Farm after three interviews and I accepted it. Working at a theme park was such an amazing experience. I’ve met so many people and made many friendships. My abilities to work with others, have patience and good quality customer service has improved because my first job. I operated nine different rides and have a better understanding of how rides worked and how they are manually operated. I learned how hard it is to live in this economy with only a pay of $10.50 an hour and how important education and school is. Leaving my job wasn’t as hard as leaving NIcaragua. I was ready to leave and go on to bigger and better
My gap year journey started with a three and a half month travel in Central America. I started in Nicaragua, passed through Honduras and spent time in El Salvador. Nicaragua was such a beautiful experience. I honestly had moments when I wanted to leave everything and start a new life down there. The heat was something else, I was able to adapt to it. Showering was not fun in the beginning. The water was iced cold, but at the end, it was so nice since it’s usually …show more content…
It was weird to speak English and see the city again. A new chapter in my life was starting. All my friends were busy with college and I felt a bit discouraged. I started job hunting and was lucky enough to get an interview to the second job that I applied to. I was offered a job to Knotts Berry Farm after three interviews and I accepted it. Working at a theme park was such an amazing experience. I’ve met so many people and made many friendships. My abilities to work with others, have patience and good quality customer service has improved because my first job. I operated nine different rides and have a better understanding of how rides worked and how they are manually operated. I learned how hard it is to live in this economy with only a pay of $10.50 an hour and how important education and school is. Leaving my job wasn’t as hard as leaving NIcaragua. I was ready to leave and go on to bigger and better