It is not uncommon for people who are planning a gap year abroad or a volunteering holiday to do so with a group of friends who are as equally committed to furthering their career as they are. This is particularly the case for people who are either about to embark on further study or who have recently left the educational system and are looking for a challenge before they enter the workplace.

As always, there are positives and negatives of this and you should consider these within the planning phase. First of all you need to assess whether the people who you are travelling with are as open to new ideas and new challenges as you are. You do not want to be held back during your gap year and it is essential that you take in and experience as much as you can during this time. If you think that you may be slightly hampered in this then it is definitely worth thinking about how you could overcome this situation.

On the reverse side of the coin, some people actually benefit immensely from travelling together with a friend or group of friends who share the same interests and are geared up for the challenges ahead. It gives them some element of familiarity with their surroundings and can therefore put them at ease a little easier than may have otherwise been the case.

In planning who you are to travel with, if indeed anyone, it is fundamental that you consider what you want to get out of the trip and if those of your friends compliment this or not.

You may have to make some tough decisions however you need to be true to yourself and make sure that you gap year is everything which you want it to be.

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