but can be an incredible life enhancing journey! Travelling or volunteering abroad are both very rewarding options. You should relish the opportunity of spending quality time finding out intrinsic parts of yourself such as your comfort level, your problem solving abilities and new ways to learn and socialise.. Being able to utilise this self-knowledge will improve the quality of your university experience and life as a whole. After spending your entire life up to now in education, a gap year can be a fun and exciting period that can give you new perspectives before you move on to further education or work.