THE MIDLIFE GAP YEAR?
And yes, it's a thing!
Hello there, lovely people
I hope this edition finds you well and thriving after the recent oh-so-hot weather that we really aren’t used to. And, if you’ve been in the lucky position of having some time off or have been on a staycation in the UK - well, I raise my glass to you. I hope you’ve had the best time
Talking of holidays, online I’m seeing more and more about people (and women in particular) who are taking gap years in their mid and later years. It’s likely they weren’t able to do it when they were late teens/early 20’s after uni, or, in my case, it REALLY wasn’t a thing to have a long break out of the workplace then. It would really have been frowned upon and seen as weakness - dropping off the career ladder. Which really wasn’t done - it was the late 80’s for goodness sake :)
So, these people continue working for years and reach a position where they can possibly kick back a little in their career (and have the disposable income to allow them to do it) and schedule in a gap year.
Although that yearning hasn’t quite hit me yet, I am intrigued by those who are brave enough to do so and ponder on what drives them. So I did a bit of research and here’s what I found:
