Five myths about taking a gap year in your 30s

By Anne Fullerton
Updated October 20 2016 - 9:13pm, first published 8:27pm
Anne Fullerton on her adult gap year, in Trinidad.
Anne Fullerton on her adult gap year, in Trinidad.
Another one ticked off the bucket list: Havana, Cuba. Photo: Anne Fullerton
Another one ticked off the bucket list: Havana, Cuba. Photo: Anne Fullerton
Chilling out in Baracao, Cuba. Photo: Anne Fullerton
Chilling out in Baracao, Cuba. Photo: Anne Fullerton

Think "gap year" and most people imagine an 18-year-old taking a break between high school and university to drink their way around Europe. Or a twenty-something uni grad teaching English in Southeast Asia or volunteering at an orphanage in Africa before starting a full-time job at a law firm.

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