Seasonaries
Gap Year Jobs & Programmes
A gap year works best when it pays for itself. Instead of one long trip on savings, string together seasonal jobs, work exchanges and volunteering placements — each one covers your housing and gives you a crew in a new place.
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A common structure: a paid winter season to build savings, a work exchange or volunteering project in spring, then travel or a summer season before heading home or into studies.
What a gap year costs
With seasonal work and work exchange, your main costs are flights, insurance and visas. Accommodation and food are usually covered by the placement itself.
Frequently asked
- Can I work during a gap year?
- Yes — with the right visa or working-holiday permit you can take paid seasonal jobs; work exchanges and volunteering typically cover food and housing instead of wages.
- Do gap years look bad on a CV?
- Not when you worked. A full ski or summer season shows reliability, teamwork and life in another language.