Roshida Dowe Career Break Coach

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Everything You Need to Know About Career Breaks

So you’re thinking about taking am adult gap year/sabbatical/career break and you don’t know where to start. Fortunately, I’m here to guide you through the wilderness (It’s really not that wild, but the idea of leaving all of the safety and comfort that you are use to can seem overwhelming). I’ve compiled a bunch of info about traveling on a gap year here for you, so…

Where do you start? You start right here.

Your gap year planning checklist

How to expertly create your career break budget

Where should you go on your gap year? Here’s how to think about the right gap year destinations for you.

Worried about staying healthy on the road? Here you go.

What steps should you take leading up to your gap year?

You must know these international travel tips

How To Drastically Cut Your Gap Year Expenses

Five things to keep in mind when planning your gap year.

10 Tips to make those long haul flights easier

Three things you have to have for your gap year

The long journey of getting my finances in order to go on a gap year, and then live as an expat without making an income.

Gap Year Journeys: Courtney Ellis

Gap Year Journeys: Stephanie Perry

The places I visited on my gap year

How to pack for long term travel (includes women’s packing list)

My favorite Travel Apps:

  1. For converting and calculating

  2. For finding cheap flights

  3. For getting through US immigration quickly

  4. For getting around without getting lost

  5. For understanding the local language

  6. For figuring out the cheapest/quickest ways to travel (it’s rarely a plane)

Videos

How to cope when other people try to talk you out of going.

The most important planning tip for taking a sabbatical

Twelve women tell the story of their own career breaks

How to pack for long term travel

Carry-on packing tips for long haul flight

Planning Your Career Break in 10 Easy Steps

Book Your Perfect AirBnB

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