间隔年在我们国家仍是一个陌生的词。虽然目前是由韩国的间隔年参与者而非机构来组织，但大家开始关注间隔年……“我幸福的生活”如果有更多人哪怕只认真想一次“我幸福的生活”就好了！ 我认为这能逐渐改变我们社会的氛围，并带来积极的结果。
-了解世界、保护环境的特别北欧打工度假之旅 / 间隔年部落成员 Kwon Yehee |
# 我需要专注于自己，找到真正想做的事。
你好。大学大四上学期结束后，我特别想在毕业前休息一段时间！我是正在丹麦度过间隔年的 Kwon Yehee。 我隐约想着毕业前休学出国一趟，后来偶然发现了间隔年网站……我就这样接触到了它。
正好有一个与我专业相关的项目启动，于是我就报名了！ 最主要的原因是，我可以自己赚钱来承担整个项目的费用。
这次间隔年我想完成两件事：寻找未来的职业方向（人生规划！是不是说得太夸张了？哈哈）以及学习英语。我说自己是因为项目与专业相关才报名的，但其实我仍然担心自己的专业是否适合我的特长……我一直为此感到烦恼。
抱着用一年的时间专注于自己、找到真正想做之事的模糊目标……我有这样的目标。哈哈
# 和好的人一起度过快乐的时光。
我现在每天的日常安排是
我从上午8点半到下午1点半在学校厨房做厨房助理。
下班回家后，剩下的时间就全是自己的。
我会小睡一会儿，也会利用空闲时间做各种事情，比如学英语、读书和锻炼。
现在是北欧的夏天，太阳要到晚上10点才下山。 白天很长，所以根本不会因为时间不够而来不及做什么！也许是我运气好吧，我在一家很棒的工作场所，和一群很好的人一起度过快乐的时光。
# 我深受北欧社会民主主义的触动。（北欧最令我印象深刻的地方）
在这里生活期间，我深受北欧社会民主主义的触动。
在政治上，社会民主主义追求民主， 在经济上，它是一种以社会主义／共产主义为目标的社会形态。因此，税率非常高。
不过，人们非常重视共同创造美好生活，而且对政府充满信任，所以很多人 并不怎么抱怨缴税。基本税率从38%起，但由于收入水平较高，总体而言人们的生活满意度相对较高。此外，工作与生活的平衡也保持得很好。法定工作时间为 每周38小时，而且工作时间相当灵活。
当然，历史背景、环境和文化各不相同，也许正是因为这些差异才得以实现，但努力创造一个人人都能幸福生活的社会，是我认为值得学习的地方。
# 我逐渐明白，即使没有取得成果，这件事本身也有价值。（新学到的一点）
到目前为止，在这段间隔年期间，虽然我本来是个急性子，但现在变得从容了一些。 回韩国后，我可能又得面对现实问题，不过至少现在，我觉得自己非常 放松。整个社会氛围都很悠闲，所以我也受到了影响，哈哈。
另外，我发现自己开始思考如何与他人共同生活得更好。以前的我总是看重结果， 也觉得根据一个人的成就来评价他是理所当然的。然而，过程和结果同样重要，而且我逐渐明白，即使没有取得成果，这件事本身也有价值。
# 我写下了自己对间隔年的想法。
最后，这不是我个人的经历，不过我写下了自己对间隔年的想法。 间隔年项目种类繁多，目的也各不相同，所以我不确定我的经历能否帮到大家。嘿嘿
Instead, for those who are contemplating taking a gap year! I''d like to offer a bit of advice?!
First of all, what I felt when coming to Denmark is that it''s a country where you don''t have to worry about tomorrow!Because the state guarantees basic living rights such as education and healthcare, people live doing their best today without worrying about tomorrow.So they are happy in this very moment!
Of course, Danes also have their own concerns (even though it''s the happiest country in the world, the suicide rate is reportedly high). Everyone will have practical problems within their everyday lives.But they know what they want to do and do the work they want to do. That''s because they take the time to find it.
That time is the gap year (GAP YEAR)!
A gap year refers to a period when one temporarily pauses or combines studies to directly experience various activities such as volunteering, travel, education, internships, or starting a business, and through this sets one''s future career path. In our country, it even became a topic when former US President Barack Obama''s daughter said she would take a gap year before entering Harvard University.
The ''gap year'', first introduced in the UK in the 1960s, was created for students who might otherwise quit their studies because the academic path did not suit them. Ireland also has a ''transition year'' where students spend one year gaining various experiences before advancing to higher secondary education to find a suitable career. In other European countries as well, the number of students seeking the world beyond the classroom before entering university is gradually increasing.
Thus, a gap year does not refer to a specific educational course or school, but to a period when students engage in diverse experiences to discover a career path that suits them.
Denmark, where I am living, also has an alternative education system. They say Denmark''s alternative education began with the aim of helping students design their lives through a variety of experiences. In Denmark, adolescents who have finished middle school can attend a special school called an efterskole before entering high school; because these schools focus on specific fields, they are sometimes referred to as a kind of ''specialized school.''
Efterskoler are mainly operated as boarding schools in rural areas outside the cities. Each school has different curricula and content. Students themselves find a school that offers a curriculum that suits them. The educational content is similar to Korea’s alternative schools. However, unlike Korean alternative education, efterskole does not replace the regular education system but complements it, and it is an official program recognized and supported by the government.
The period of attendance at an efterskole is legally recognized as equivalent to time spent in public school. In other words, students spend the 10th grade at an efterskole instead of a regular high school. Parents pay only one-third of the tuition, and two-thirds is covered by the government’s education budget.
Efterskole is also nicknamed a ''life school'' or ''life-planning school.'' This is because it is institutionally guaranteed to give students a chance to pause at an important crossroads in life and to get a sense in advance of the path they want to take.
These special schools teach basic subjects, but they put more emphasis on arts, physical education, other subjects, and various activities. They particularly stress time spent interacting with teachers and classmates. The purpose of the efterskole is to let students feel and learn what they need for high school and life afterward during a year in which leisure and distinctiveness coexist.
- Source: Naked Denmark
As mentioned above, several countries encourage students to take a break, and governments institutionally support that gap period.Because of this, students live at a slower paceand seek what they truly want to do.
On the other hand, students in our country believe that staying within a fixed framework and moving forward in order is the path to success. They follow a path someone else has made rather than pursuing what they want to do. Even as they follow without purpose, they consider it growth and success.
Thus, names are important and people are evaluated by numbers. Because of this social atmosphere, taking a break in the middle or going through a process of self-discovery is looked upon negatively. Also, since it is not recognized as a formal educational program, finances can become a major obstacle if there is no income during that period.
I, too, worried a lot before leaving Korea. I was taking a two-year leave of absence and going off to find myself rather than preparing for a job. My parents said, ''Aren’t you just going to have fun? Isn’t it just a long one-year trip?'' They even gave their own kind of advice, saying I should just take a short trip during the break and hurry up and graduate.
Still, what allowed me to decide on a gap year was
''What do I want to do?''
—that single curiosity. In fact, I might return without finding it. Then someone might say I wasted time and only wrapped it up as a gap year to rationalize it.
But I believe that these new experiences while traveling and the memories of wandering will become a stepping stone to finding my true self. I want to reflect on life and understand myself, placing meaning on the process itself rather than on the outcome.
Even if I can’t name it, even if I can’t say I accomplished something,
it will ultimately remain in the life of ''Kwon Ye-hee''.
It will become a book that explains what kind of person I am, won’t it!?
Although the term ''gap year'' is still unfamiliar in our country and it’s carried out by Korean gap-year groups rather than institutionally, if people take an interest in gap years''my happy life''and if more people take a moment to think about it!
I believe this will gradually change our social atmosphere and produce positive results.
So, to those wondering whether to take a gap year or not!I want to say it’s a fun little escape worth trying at least once. What’s wrong with starting work a year later? Just live one more year. haha
If you start a gap year,
you will definitely be different from who you were at the beginning!
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