Get inspired

So you want a career break but you're not sure what to do? In this section, we've got a Stuck for what to do?' page, which is designed to help you make tough decisions, plus a page of career break ideas and career break guidance.

African Conservation Experience

For a better understanding of what to expect as a conservation volunteer in southern Africa, check out this footage from approved career break providers Africa Conservation Experience.

For more information about conservation volunteering and working with animals in Africa, visit www.conservationafrica.net.

Not sure where to start? No idea what you want to do? Look at a list of approved gap year organisations to get an idea of the sorts of things you can do.

To get you started, here's a list of some things that you could do on your career break:

  • Study Spanish in South America
  • Volunteer at an animal sanctuary in Thailand
  • Learn how to crew a yacht
  • Teach English to Japanese business people
  • Write a book
  • Volunteer for the National Trust
  • Work in a refugee camp
  • Do a completely different job from your normal one
  • Chat to a random stranger and end up making friends
  • Study art in Italy
  • Train for a new career
  • Do yoga in India
  • Work with disabled children
  • Build a boat
  • Live in a Scottish commune
  • Get a qualification in alternative therapy
  • Do the same job you're doing now, but in another country
  • Look at the stars in the Southern Hemisphere
  • Wonder why you didn't do it sooner

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