国产av不卡一区二区_欧美xxxx做受欧美_成年人看的毛片_亚洲第一天堂在线观看_亚洲午夜精品久久久中文影院av_8x8ⅹ国产精品一区二区二区_久久精品国产sm调教网站演员_亚洲av综合色区无码一二三区_成人免费激情视频_国产九九九视频

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
China / Cover Story

Gap year makes a world of difference

By Tang Yue in Beijing (China Daily) Updated: 2012-05-14 06:59

 Gap year makes a world of difference

Mao Hexin at Hamoi, Vietnam in June 2011. 

The practice of taking time off between life stages to travel, do volunteer work or have a working holiday is taking root, reports Tang Yue in Beijing.

With a bachelor's degree in actuarial science, Anxin's life could have followed a predicable course since graduation last year: Secure a post in a bank or an insurance company, deal with figures and charts and earn a handsome salary.

 

Don't delay, get away today

Editor's note: Sun Dongchun is the author of The Delayed Gap Year, the first book on the topic to be published in China. Sun travelled for 13 months from late 2006 to early 2008 in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Nepal and also in China's Yunnan province and the autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Tibet. He now lives in Japan.

Or, in common with one-third of her classmates, she could have continued her studies in the United States or Britain in the hope of securing a good job and a high salary.

However, while most of her schoolmates have become regular 9-to-5ers or are studying for master's degrees, the 23-year-old chose a path much less traveled and volunteered to work overseas.

In Kolkata, India, she cared for seriously ill men at Kalighat, a hospice for the sick, destitute and the dying established by Mother Teresa. At the Father Ray Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand, she taught English to poverty-stricken kids and worked with autistic children.

What initially led to her yearlong journey was "gap year", a term she learned from a German friend in 2010 during an exchange program at San Diego State University in the US. The practice, which is thought to have originated in the UK in the 1960s, involves students primarily, traveling, engaging in volunteer work overseas or undertaking a working holiday abroad.

"I found it very interesting. I though 'a lot of Europeans are doing it, so why shouldn't I?'" said Anxin, whose real name is Zhou Jing, but she likes to be called by the name she uses in the Gapper's blogosphere.

 

Gap year makes a world of difference

Anxin at an orphanage in Pattaya, Thailand in March. 

Gap year makes a world of difference

 

Sun Dongchun at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India in 2007. 

Well-established in the West, the idea of the sabbatical was introduced to China just a few years ago. However, it has become increasingly popular among young people as they try to learn more about the world in general and themselves in particular after 16 years of exam-oriented education, before they enter a fast-changing society with an increasing emphasis on speed.

Anxin, who hails from the southwestern municipality of Chongqing, said she chose the actuarial science course because her father studied mathematics. Although she showed talent, she wasn't really interested in the subject. "I didn't want to do something I have no passion for. I felt confused and lost. I wanted to learn more about myself on the road," she said recently, when sharing her experiences with around 150 students in Beijing.

However, she admitted that it wasn't easy to get the idea across to her parents: "My father asked, 'Are you crazy? It's not easy to find a good job today, yet you are going to be a volunteer overseas?'"

"And when I told him that Pattaya was one of my destinations, he asked, 'Isn't that place famous for its sex industry?'"

However, the determined senior reassured and persuaded her family by outlining a sound plan. She also translated the introductions of all the NGOs she was going to work for so they could read about the organizations for themselves.

Not just about fun

Zheng Kaifeng, 32, was jealous of the younger generation. He didn't hear about gap years until 2007, and by then his wife was expecting a baby. "If I had learned about it in college, I would definitely have taken a gap year," said Zheng, an advocate of independent travel who has gained fame online through a popular social networking website called Douban, and has also written a book called The Classroom of Independent Travel Abroad.

"I've met a lot of foreigners on trips. Students in China shoulder a heavier burden than their foreign counterparts. They are always in a hurry to find a well-paid job, to buy a house, get married and have a baby," said the computer programmer. "The heavy expectations of family and society mean you can't afford to pause and think about what kind of life you really want."

In the West, the term "gap year" usually refers to a period before college or immediately afterwards, but the current definition in China is slightly different. A lot of people, who, like Zheng, didn't know about gap years during their school days or were not financially able, have chosen to make up for the missed lesson after working for a few years.

Badao is one of those who undertook a delayed gap year. After working as a film production coordinator for three years, she traveled to New Zealand at the end of 2010 on a working holiday visa. "I learned about working holidays from a Malaysian friend and applied in 2009. Not many people knew it at the time, so it was pretty easy. It has become much harder to secure a berth since then," she said, referring to the visa program that started in late 2008 with an annual quota of 1,000.

New Zealand has become a popular destination for Chinese gappers, because it is the only country that offers a working visa for residents of the Chinese mainland. "The scenery in New Zealand was really amazing, but the trip wasn't just about sightseeing. You have to work really hard and it can be really demanding," said the 28-year-old.

She was employed in factories that processed strawberries, apples and kiwis, working up to 14 hours a day to earn enough money to support her on her later travels. "For the first time, I knew how it felt to be a factory girl. It was really tiring and not at all interesting," she admitted.

The lessons she had learned during her gap year helped a lot when Badao returned to Beijing. She discovered that a lot of her friends had moved on with their lives. Some had been promoted, while others had married. "Occasionally, I asked myself, was it worth taking that year off?" she said.

"But then I found I was quite cool with it. After a year of working, travelling and thinking, I realized that our real needs are very simple. Success is not about making money and achieving a high position; but whether you can do what you want and live a healthy life."

Previous Page 1 2 Next Page

Highlights
Hot Topics
...
一本一本久久a久久精品牛牛影视| 亚洲女同av| 男人天堂综合| 天堂中文字幕——hd| 色视频网站在线观看| 天堂视频在线免费观看| 国产女人免费看a级丨片| 欧美性猛交xxxx免费看蜜桃| 男女猛烈无遮挡午夜视频| 午夜精品久久久99热福利| 欧美大片在线免费观看| 久久香蕉频线观| 色婷婷av一区二区三区久久| 伊人伊人伊人久久| 在线观看国产欧美| 深夜福利一区二区| xxxxx91麻豆| 久久精品一本久久99精品| 最近日韩中文字幕中文| 日韩在线视频线视频免费网站| 伊人久久综合97精品| 在线观看视频亚洲| 日韩在线播放视频| 欧美成人h版在线观看| 欧美成aaa人片在线观看蜜臀| 久热99视频在线观看| 久青草国产97香蕉在线视频| 欧美精品在线看| 久久久久久久久久国产精品| 欧美激情乱人伦| 97视频在线看| 影音先锋中文字幕影院| 一本大道久久a久久精品| 欧美特级xxxxbbbb毛片| 国产美女黄色| 免费一看一级毛片| 妞干网2018| 午夜影院观看视频免费| 在线播放av网站| 国产免费av在线| 麻豆视频在线| √天堂8资源中文在线| 国产社区精品视频| 国产综合色在线观看| 91麻豆精品国产91久久久更新资源速度超快| 婷婷丁香久久| 久久影视三级福利片| blacked蜜桃精品一区| 国产精品成人一区二区不卡| 狠狠爱综合网| 老牛国产精品一区的观看方式| 精品一区二区三区影院在线午夜| 国产成人鲁色资源国产91色综| a美女胸又www黄视频久久| 国产视频一区在线播放| 亚洲欧美日韩系列| 天天综合网天天综合色| 欧美日韩国产精品自在自线| 亚洲大胆人体在线| 色综合影院在线| 亚洲97在线观看| 九九视频精品在线| hd100%videos日本| 佐山爱痴汉视频一区二区三区| 国产视频网站在线| 2020av在线| 国产aⅴ精品一区二区四区| 日本久久成人网| 2023国产精品久久久精品双| 亚洲一区图片| 国产成a人亚洲精| 国产精品色哟哟网站| 午夜精品影院在线观看| 欧美精品电影在线播放| 日韩电影免费观看在线观看| 中文字幕亚洲国产| 亚洲高清色图| 免费黄网大全| 中文字幕大看焦在线看| 99视频免费在线观看| 九色成人搞黄网站| 久久精品亚洲成在人线av网址| 99re66热这里只有精品8| 六月天综合网| 成人app下载| 亚洲乱码国产乱码精品精的特点| 色婷婷狠狠综合| 亚洲国产欧美精品| 欧美精品久久久久| 一个人看的日本www的免费视频| 男人j桶女人的网站| 国产中文字幕在线看| 日韩av影片| 国产精品美女在线观看直播| 亚洲成av人片一区二区密柚 | 欧美精品在欧美一区二区少妇| 精品视频—区二区三区免费| 欧美激情中文网| 五月网丁香网| 一级毛片在线播放| 男人av在线播放| 九色丨蝌蚪丨成人| 精品成人在线| 成人美女视频在线看| 夜夜嗨av一区二区三区中文字幕| 91精选在线观看| www日韩中文字幕在线看| 麻豆精品不卡国产免费看| 久久精品国产69国产精品亚洲| 久久亚洲精品小早川怜子66| 久久精品国产一区二区三区肥胖| 女人天堂在线视频| 九色视频成人自拍| 在线成人视屏 | 精品成人国产在线观看男人呻吟| 日韩欧美高清dvd碟片| 久久99热精品| 午夜国产精品视频免费体验区| 日韩在线观看| 精久久久久久久久久久| 国产欧美一区二区精品婷婷| 亚洲成va人在线观看| 日本韩国一区二区三区视频| 中文字幕综合网| 欧美精品在线观看播放| 久久6免费高清热精品| 最近免费中文字幕在线第一页 | 日韩一区二区久久久| 国产精品入口麻豆免费观看| 黄页视频在线免费观看| 免费一二一二在线视频| 欧洲美女精品免费观看视频| 欧美精美视频| 影音先锋日韩在线| 成人午夜大片免费观看| 国产精品69毛片高清亚洲| 91一区二区在线观看| 精品福利免费观看| 在线看片第一页欧美| 国产精品免费视频一区二区三区| 青梅竹马是消防员在线| 激情欧美一区二区三区黑长吊| 国产欧美一区二区三区米奇| 国产免费成人| 欧美激情在线观看视频免费| 国产无遮挡又黄又爽免费网站| 国产麻豆精品久久| 欧美精品制服第一页| 亚洲国产一区二区三区在线播放| 青青色青青操| www.毛片| 2020国产在线视频| 成人另类视频| 日本强好片久久久久久aaa| 亚洲视频你懂的| 亚洲国产成人精品女人久久久| 中文字幕2区| 在线观看免费国产小视频| 欧美亚洲人成在线| 亚洲另类视频| 综合欧美一区二区三区| 欧美久久久久久久久久| 97久久超碰福利国产精品…| 成人av影视| 日韩脚交footjobhdboots| 希岛爱理av一区二区三区| 北岛玲一区二区三区四区| 欧美日韩国产电影| 国产亚洲精品日韩| jizzjizzjizz中国| 少妇视频一区| 亚洲调教视频在线观看| 国产精品无圣光一区二区| 首页国产精品| 91精品国产91久久综合| 国产成人精品亚洲777人妖| 樱桃视频在线观看一区| 亚洲天堂色网站| 91电影在线| 美女毛片在线看| 欧美xx视频| 99日韩精品| 亚洲一区二区三区中文字幕在线| 中文字幕亚洲无线码在线一区| 欧美日韩亚洲第一页| 免费网站免费进入在线| 精品国产一区二区三区| 国产精品日韩| 精品人伦一区二区三区蜜桃网站| 欧美高清一级大片| 日本我和搜子同居的日子高清在线| 国产精品伦一区二区| 色狮一区二区三区四区视频| 国产日韩精品一区| 欧美日韩aaa| 欧美jizzhd精品欧美满| 能看av的网址| 国产精品高潮久久| 久久精品国产99国产| 亚洲欧美日韩久久精品| 久久国产精品99国产精| 在线视频福利| 日韩精品a在线观看91| 97久久精品人人做人人爽50路| 不卡视频在线观看| 欧美一级精品| 欧美经典一区二区三区| 亚洲男女自偷自拍图片另类| 明星乱亚洲合成图.com| 国产成人免费精品| 美女网站色91| 亚洲欧美日韩国产综合在线| 久久影院中文字幕| 三级av网站| a∨色狠狠一区二区三区| 日韩精品每日更新| 欧美性xxxxx极品少妇| 青春娱乐分类视频精品2动漫| 蜜臀在线观看| 福利在线一区| 91麻豆福利精品推荐| 一本色道久久88综合亚洲精品ⅰ | 亚洲日本成人网| h视频在线网站| 国产精品久久久久久吹潮| 国产最新精品免费| 粉嫩av亚洲一区二区图片| 亚洲精品国产美女| www.98色噜噜噜| 成人影院网站ww555久久精品| 亚洲影音先锋| 欧美群妇大交群的观看方式| 印度美女freesex性hd| 国产又猛又黄又爽| 午夜精品三级视频福利| 日本在线三级| 日韩欧美综合| 亚洲成人av在线电影| 国内外成人免费激情在线视频 | 污视频网站免费在线观看| 亚洲免费观看| 精品视频免费在线| 美美女免费毛片| 国产一区二区三区黄网站| av亚洲精华国产精华精华| 在线观看日韩专区| 成人一区二区不卡免费| 国内精品久久久久久久影视麻豆| 日韩欧美在线一区| 星空影院最新电视剧免费观看| 久久精品资源| 91麻豆精东视频| 久久夜色精品国产亚洲aⅴ| a视频网址在线观看| 亚洲国产激情| 91麻豆精品国产91久久久久久久久 | 亚洲永久精品大片| 综合欧美视频一区二区三区| 午夜久久中文| 国产精品888| 中文字幕综合一区| 自拍视频在线| 亚洲欧美大片| 精品久久久久久无| 国外男同性恋在线看| 99精品小视频| 在线观看亚洲精品| 日日摸日日添日日躁av| 偷窥自拍亚洲色图精选| 亚洲最大成人综合| 国产porny蝌蚪视频| 国产一区二区三区亚洲综合| 久久精品免视看| 91a在线视频| 韩国成人漫画| 99国产精品久| 久久久久久久久国产| 日本蜜桃在线观看视频| 风间由美性色一区二区三区| 精品激情国产视频| 在线免费观看的av| 黄一区二区三区| 最近中文字幕2019免费| a免费在线观看| 狠狠v欧美v日韩v亚洲ⅴ| 这里只有精品久久| a视频在线观看| 国产剧情av麻豆香蕉精品| 中文字幕久久亚洲| а√中文在线8| 国产一区二区精品久久99| 日韩在线观看网站| 免费在线播放电影| 国产99久久久国产精品免费看| 久久久精品2019中文字幕神马| 最新国产在线拍揄自揄视频| 韩国成人精品a∨在线观看| 日韩亚洲欧美成人| 国精产品一区一区三区mba下载| 国产一区二区精品在线观看| 欧美成人免费全部观看天天性色| 9999在线视频| 91丨九色丨蝌蚪富婆spa| 6080yy精品一区二区三区| 国产激情久久| 综合激情成人伊人| 曰皮视频在线播放免费的| 亚洲第一福利社区| 日本久久电影网| 97色伦图片97色伦在线电影| 欧美激情1区2区| 亚洲国产成人91精品| 日本视频在线| 国产馆精品极品| 国内免费精品永久在线视频| 国产日本久久| 一区二区三区在线看| 很黄很黄的网站免费的| 久久美女精品| 日韩精品一区二区三区老鸭窝| 激情小说 在线视频| 久久精品久久久精品美女| 免费91在线视频| 先锋欧美三级| 亚洲欧美日韩精品久久久久| 黄色毛片免费| 中文字幕人成人乱码| 亚洲国产私拍精品国模在线观看| 日本成人网址| 成人毛片老司机大片| 九九热中文字幕| 精品在线网站观看| 欧美视频在线观看一区| 亚洲高清福利| 久久成人免费网| 欧美激情xxxx| 国产中文欧美日韩在线| 欧美日韩亚洲高清| 九色在线网站| 免费久久精品视频| 高清欧美性猛交xxxx| 日韩在线精品强乱中文字幕| 欧美色另类天堂2015| 又黄又www| 日韩中文欧美在线| 欧美激情国产精品| 精品久久国产一区| 色天使色偷偷av一区二区| 在线播放你懂的| 国产精品99久久久久久宅男| 免费视频拗女稀缺一区二区 | 欧美一级片在线观看| 都市激情在线视频| 成人综合在线视频| 国产视频福利| 天天影视欧美综合在线观看| 亚洲毛片在线免费观看| 日韩av一卡| 亚洲一区精品在线| 91破解版在线看| 国内精品伊人久久久久av影院| 中国女人内谢69视频| 亚洲精品合集| 亚洲成人激情在线观看| 国产精品探花在线| 亚洲欧美日韩国产手机在线| wwwav91| 免费日本视频一区| 男人的天堂va在线| 精品久久国产| 亚洲精品日韩在线| 日韩av大片站长工具| 午夜国产精品一区| 青青青免费视频在线2| 国产成人综合精品三级| 国产农村一级特黄α**毛片| 国产精品88久久久久久| 一区二区三区久久精品| 久久青草视频| 欧美伊人久久大香线蕉综合69| av电影在线观看一区二区三区| 2014亚洲片线观看视频免费| 成年人免费影院| 三级久久三级久久久| 男女下面一进一出无遮挡| 欧洲视频一区| 在线播放日韩专区| 美女日韩一区| 91精品麻豆日日躁夜夜躁| 男女视频在线| 亚洲主播在线观看| 男人的天堂在线| 久久久国产午夜精品| 日本成人黄色网址| 精品一区二区精品| free性欧美69巨大| 国产一区二区三区的电影| 欧美一级淫片播放口| 色琪琪久久se色| 久久久精品2019中文字幕神马|