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Advice for a gap year

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Re: Advice for a gap year

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Besides whatever else you choose to do: get in the best shape of your life.

Not sure how old you are but this is great advice. Taking time to work out (run, lift weights, box, do whatever you enjoy) will pay massive dividends in the future.

Also make sure you're in great emotional/mental state. Sleep a lot, enjoy yourself, and get pumped to do whatever you want for a year.

Re: Advice for a gap year

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Some things I would like to do, in no particular order: * Backpack Europe and ride Eurorail * Build an amateur radio transceiver * Read the Iliad and Odyssey * Learn ballroom dancing * Learn how to make paper * Learn to cook (!) * Camp in every national park * Buy a used motorcycle and learn how to fix it up * Learn to play the banjo * Build a 12" Dobsonian telescope and attend star-parties * ...

Learn to cook, everybodys advices me about cooking ;)
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