The timing of this episode is extremely relevant and there’s no one else I’d rather have with me than Jane and Jason Sarouhan of J2Guides. In this episode, we talk about gap year experiences during COVID-19. You might be feeling that this is not a good time to think about a gap year, when in fact, the opposite is true. The gap year is not only surviving, it’s thriving. During our conversation, we discuss the benefits of taking an intentional gap year during COVID, the key word here being intentional. If your family is just starting to think about a gap year or if you’re already deep into the research, there is a wealth of great advice and information in this episode, you aren’t going to want to miss it.
About Jane and Jason Sarouhan
Jason and Jane Sarouhan are the owners of J2Guides, a gap year counseling service. They put student agency and affordability at the forefront. Jane and Jason have spent their entire careers in experiential education and are both professional gap year consultants accredited by the Gap Year Association. They have demonstrated excellence in the field of gap year counseling and passed all standards for ethical, responsible and risk managed advising in gap year education.
Episode Highlights
- Benefits of taking an intentional gap year during COVID
- Discovering the right fit for every budget to meet every goal both in-person and virtually
- Generating income during a gap year experience
- Finding human connection through face to face gap year quarantine communities
- The downside of taking a gap year before college (Spoiler alert, there is no downside.)
- Taking this year’s lemons and turning them into lemonade
- Tips for parents who are new to the idea of a gap year experience
- Focusing on what’s right for your teen right now
- Family brainstorming to identify post-high school goals and how to reach them