Gap Year

The Art Of Slow Travel

by Lori Osterberg | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog, Gap Year

“Are you happy you moved to Portland?” “It’s home for now. We’re slow traveling through the Pacific Northwest. I’ll know when it’s time to leave.” That’s how I used to answer. But the quizzical stares and long explanations soon had me changing my answer to “yes, I...

When Your Reinvention Takes A Side Road

by Lori Osterberg | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog, Gap Year

I couldn’t wait to move on. I made the decision to reinvent myself and make some pretty significant changes. It was a turning point in my life. My daughter was finishing high school and moving 1200 miles away to college. So my husband and I did what any couple facing...

50 Things I Learned From Living 50 Years

by Lori Osterberg | May 5, 2015 | Blog, Gap Year

I think it’s impossible to mark a BIG birthday without having something to say about it. Maybe it’s because no one around me will let me forget it’s a BIG birthday. Or maybe it’s because I’ve made so many changes to my life in the past two years, reflecting and...

Why A Gap Year Sometimes Means Reinventing Yourself As A Family

by Lori Osterberg | Dec 24, 2014 | Blog, Gap Year

Today I was featured in an associated press article that is going wild online. When kids head off to college, some parents go with them (you can also see it here: US Parents Following Kids To College For Gap Year and Parents Are Moving To The Same Towns Where Their...

Our Biggest Hurdle To Gap Year … Stuff

by Lori Osterberg | Sep 19, 2014 | Blog, Gap Year

Why is it that in western society, our biggest hurdle is stuff? And probably more so in the US than anywhere on earth? We’re a nation of spenders, having to buy something for just about everything we do. Head to a kitchen store and you’ll find a gadget for anything...

Meetup Helps You Live Like A Local

by Lori Osterberg | Sep 15, 2014 | Blog, Gap Year

What did people do before the Internet? How did you plan and live a Gap Year without it? Okay, maybe people didn’t plan and live a Gap Year years ago quite as frequently as they do today. In fact, I know Gap Years are a relatively new phenomena, especially for the...