5 Reasons All Students Should Take an Alternative Spring Break

 
It’s never too early to start thinking about what you want to do this Spring Break!

As you run down the list of ideas of how to spend your several days off, keep in mind that one of these options is an alternative spring break trip. These experiences offer you the opportunity to do something different during your vacation: something meaningful, fun, and productive.

Alternative spring break trips abroad are designed for either high school, or college-aged students, and allow you to learn about another culture, participate on a sustainable volunteer project, and have an in-country adventure. GVI offers alternative spring break projects doing marine conservation in Mexico or community development projects in Costa Rica.

Here are 5 main reasons why you should join an alternative spring break program in 2017

1) It makes you stand out

Whether you’re applying for college, an internship, or for employment, an alternate spring break trip with a quality volunteer organization will make you stand out on your resume. It will give you valuable experience working with others, traveling in another country, and will give you a chance to grow as an individual and a global citizen. You will build your network working with our knowledgeable global colleagues.
 

2) It is an adventure

If you go with an organization that runs quality, sustainable volunteer projects, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and empowerment of a local community. GVI runs projects geared towards addressing the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. To read more about these worldwide initiatives, click here.

This Spring Break, you can take more control of your future and choose an option that will give you an unforgettable experience. Career development has never felt so fun!
 
Who knows, you may love your alternative spring break program so much, that you decide to travel and learn some more through a service-learning program, an international internship, or a gap year!