Welcome to the official blog site for FSU’s Gap Year Program!
Check out the posts below to learn more about our students and their experiences!
FSU’s Gap Year Program allows newly accepted students to defer their university acceptance for twelve months to pursue a personal or professional interest outside of a traditional, classroom setting.
To learn more about gap years and FSU’s official program, please visit our program website.
Latest Blog Posts
A Year in Germany
Hi, I’m Mica and I’m from Miami. I just graduated high school and now I’m taking a gap year. I’ve been living in Munich, Germany for 6 weeks. I’m excited to share my experiences about this adventure, starting with what led me towards this path. Today, I describe myself as an average 19-year-old, with highs,…
Bravery, Kindness, Resilience
Bravery, kindness, and resilience are key qualities to have, especially during a gap year. To have the courage to go to a new place, with new people, is what allows one to have unique, forming experiences. Of course, it can be nerve-wracking, but I was always excited as to what will come next. I’ve become…
My New Best Friend
One person I have met on my journey that has impacted my life is Sawyier. Sawyier is someone I met on my New Zealand and Australia trip at the beginning of my gap year as he was a member of our group of 12. Our friendship began in the bustling Haka Lodge Hostel in Auckland,…
Bravery, Kindness, and Failure
I packed my things and left for the airport to begin my 28 hour travel journey from Florida to New Zealand where I would start my new temporary life. I believe I have been brave on my gap year with the choice I made to travel across the world alone to connect with people I…
Bravery
Bravery is a term I feel I have encountered several times during my gap year. I had to be brave entering into a new environment, trying new things, learning a new language, making new friends, and leaving it all. I was brave when I first came to Tanzania with my mom and 3-bags having no…
Solomon
Solomon is unlike anyone I have ever met. He understands me. Solomon Shujaa is the Director of Golden Aya, the N.G.O. children’s stem program I volunteered with in Tanzania, and he is like a second brother to me. I see him as a real role-model because he is someone I am actively connected with more…
My Goals
In all earnest, I feel I am progressing towards my goals slower than I would have liked. I feel after weeks: I am finally starting to make real progress on my documentary; but I dread all the emotions and encounters that have been blocking me from progressing towards such. Transitioning from being in Tanzania to…
Update on my Goals
The goals I set at the beginning of my gap year were these: I feel that I have achieved these goals, but I will continue working on them because there is always more to learn. Through classes and organized trips, I have spoken with people from many different backgrounds and religions, and I look forward…
Graduation: Then and Now
High school graduation, May 2022, it seems like an eternity ago I was walking across the stage as the principal called my name. In that moment I viewed myself as a new person ready to take on the world, though intimidated by all it had to offer. I still view myself in a similar way,…
Goals
I am progressing nicely towards my goals as I have completed almost all of my first semester ones I set over summer. I progressed to and through these goals during my time abroad and have continued to complete them by doing further conservation and leadership work now that I am back home. My ability to…
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