Program Reviews

This was one of the coolest things I’ve done in my life. I am going to go back to college with so many new perspectives and skills that I know I am going to climb to the top and start my own business and make it big. If you want to have a good time and make it big like me, do this gap year. You can also look into getting my course, a course I developed during this gap year working with the instructors and local partners, to help people have the best time and get rich and be happy all while doing it from a villa in Bali. #WinnersCircle

This is my second semester with ARCC and I highly recommend!! They are so supportive and truly put in the extra effort to make sure you’re having a good time. You will have so many amazing experiences!! This is a life changing opportunity and I highly encourage you take the step out of your comfort zone. From home stays to beach camping and city life to living in the jungle, you will have an amazing time. Big shout out to Gillian and John. I love PIGS :)) Take the leap to adventure!! You won’t regret it!!!

What a wonderful experience.
It was an incredible trip with incredible trip leaders. I would follow Gillian into the zombie apocalypse, I would follow John to the end of the world.

From the jungle to the city, the animals to the food, it was all great. Here are some highlights: big orange monkeys (I don’t know how to spell orungatungs), jungle adventure, surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, cultural immersion, food (the anjing was FIRE), Fiji, Bali, villages, and just everything. It was so good. I love this trip. You would love it too. Go John and Gillian. I am #foreverinspired.

This program is amazing and incredible and awesome and the best time ever! ARCC created such a special experience! John and Gill were the best leaders ever and this trip was truly life changing. I can’t recommend it enough! The food was so delicious, the activities were unique and pushed me out of my comfort zone, and the local partners were fabulous! Definitely do this program if you want a super super special gap year experience!

This was possibly one of the best life-changing experiences I’ve ever had. We had amazing food, amazing housing, and some wonderful adventures that I will remember forever shut out to John and Gillian our trip leaders. They really made this trip as magical as it could’ve been. They were literally like mom and dad and will forever be mentors in my eyes.

This gap semester has been incredibly interesting and shaping. I have been faced with a lot of my own ideas and how they apply to my life. This has definitely been a growth experience. I have learned a lot through the structure of the program and how it has related to what information we have been learning. I like the balance of curriculum of the area to the activities we’re doing. I also appreciate how centered arcc is on ethicality and involvement of local partners and projects. There are a lot of unique opportunities that have been presented within the program and it has been a really good way to see a new part of the world and get to know new people.

ARCC Southeast Asia is a really cool experience to be able to explore a part of the world that is hard to reach. It’s also very cool that they know local people and have guides specific to each country so you definitely get more out of this trip than if you were to try and solo travel here. I would recommend this program to anyone looking for an adventure and to stretch themselves out of their comfort zone. It’s a great way to be able to explore different cultures and ways of life. You get fully immersed in a different place and culture

To be honest my trip has been incredibly chaotic. Students leaving due to red code violations made things all the more difficult, but at the same time I think we all, including the instructors, handled it well. It brought those of us left closer together, and to be honest, the trip was made more fun. Because the group was smaller we were able to do more things than initially planned, and honestly I wouldn’t want a different experience. Despite all the turmoil, this has been the best trip of my life.

I felt that I learned a lot through putting myself in uncomfortable situations. I was able to grow a lot as a person. Though, many points throughout the trip I felt really uncomfortable. I can’t say that I really made and life long friends, though other people on the trip definitely have. The living conditions can very tough at times especially coming from my cushy home. Also, I’m not the most adventurous eater and often times I found myself craving food that wasn’t available. This trip has done a lot for my personal growth and I feel I’m a new and better person.

My experience was unique because in the last week I got tonsillitis and was almost entirely bedridden. I would suggest to future people to not get tonsillitis. Zanzibar seemed very cool and I would have loved to see and and suggest that others try and get sick before or maintain their health in order to see the final destination. Unfortunately I was stuck going in and out of hospitals and getting stuck with IVs. Overall John and Olivia were incredibly helpful and made the visits to the hospitals as pleasant as possible.