This is a guest post from blogger ElsieMila. Below she details why so many students take gap years and why they should spend it traveling! A New Type of Gap Year: Studying and Traveling at the Same Time In a previous post here on Escaping the Midwest, we shared with you our best reasons for traveling and exploring the world. In truth, traveling not only helps you expand your horizons, it also allows you to make friends all over the world. Traveling also gives you experiences that would have otherwise been out of reach. Although many like to…
Since I just got home from a 9 day family vacation and am now planning a European vacation for 2017, I’ve decided to jot down a list of tips on how to travel with teens. Since returning home, I’ve tried to remember our trip, both the good and bad experiences. I try to take those sour or stressful experiences from our vacations and incorporate solutions and improvements to make sure the next trips are happier, with less stress, irritation, and family discord. Some of these tips seem obvious. Nonetheless, sometimes when you’re on vacation…
