Adventure Treks Gap Semester

Doing the LAS gap semester was one of the best decisions of my life. It was different than anything I had ever done, but that is what makes it so great. You challenge yourself in a safe environment, while surrounded by your best friends. I am definitely the opposite of athletic and nature-y, but LAS taught me to appreciate these things more and find comfort in the discomfort. The community created in this program had so much healthy energy and supportive relationships; the 20 other students in the semester now know me inside and out, and I couldn’t be happier about it. The instructors work so well with the students in understanding us and creating deep relationships. My peers are people I will be friends with for a lifetime. We grew together. We laughed, cried, walked, hiked, rowed, and loved each other. I could not have asked for a better group of people to have done this semester with and appreciate the application team for handpicking the best students and lifelong friends. You learn so much about yourself in this program and find yourself in situations and activities you never knew you could overcome, but you do. The memories I created are some that will stick with me forever. I learned lessons about friendship, adventure, nature, life-skills, and a lot about myself and who I want to be. I came out of LAS an even more positive version of myself. I would recommend this program to anybody and everybody.