I Took A Gap Year

Go to school. Go to University. Get a job and have a family. This is the path we are all supposed to take. This may surprise a lot of you as I am starting my 5th year of university, but I am a high school drop out. Now this could be the story of how I made the best decision of my life and everything that followed went smoothly, but this was not quite the case. This is not the story about how I became a millionaire at 18, nor is it an anecdote for why you should drop out of school. These are my lessons from my gap year.
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Пікірлер: 54

  • @LucyAlllan
    @LucyAlllan Жыл бұрын

    Hey guys! any topics you would like me to discuss in future videos? I'd love to know what you're interested in hearing 😊😊

  • @yldzsydn

    @yldzsydn

    Жыл бұрын

    You can make a video about how you started this journey, like start youtube and inspire people or when you decided to be best version of yourself... 💙🙂

  • @khalilahd.
    @khalilahd. Жыл бұрын

    I also took a gap year and learned so much in that time especially about losing friends and being more independent. I loved hearing your experience 💜

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    It's so worth the time out!

  • @jamelo2132
    @jamelo2132 Жыл бұрын

    It sounds so familiar. Everybody has a path in life and everytime there are obstacles it's the chance of reinventing yourself. My whole life was shaped towards a career with a technological background. After two semesters of an engineering degree I dropped out and after a lack of perspective in life I started completely new. My new degree in economics was just a smal part. All my life I felt uncomfortable about other people's opinion or I was scared of doing something that seemed strange to others. Last year I went on my first smal solo trip and now I'm on my first solo Interrail. Your videos where the reason I've started travelling and because nobody of my friends wanted to join me I'm doing it on my own. Im roughly half way through with my trip around my home country Germany and I already learned so much about myself and everything surrounding such an adventure. I just want to thank you for your inspiring videos. I think I wouldn't have done an solo interrail without your videos and up until now I regent nothing beside the lack of time i face at every destination.

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story! I hope others can read this and be inspired! I'm so happy you decided to go Interrailing, honestly it's the trip of a lifetime... remember to take pictures :)

  • @user-op1dh6kt5r
    @user-op1dh6kt5r Жыл бұрын

    I deleted all my social media after watching your videos, it's been a month. Thank you so much for your content. Now my life is going very smooth, thank you❤

  • @x-liondesu
    @x-liondesu Жыл бұрын

    Very much inspiring🤍 Thanks for the sharing and the awesome video!!

  • @collynkieranmclaughlan6983
    @collynkieranmclaughlan6983 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Lucy! I dropped out of college because of SAAS issues and went traveling for 5 weeks in Europe. It's safe to say there is more to life and ourselves than there is being in the same place for all of our life and going on holidays into Majorca or Ibiza. I loved travelling in Europe and I now have a plan to live there within two years!

  • @LaithwaitesCricket
    @LaithwaitesCricket Жыл бұрын

    My Gap year in the UK has been amazing! I have learnt so much and been able to do things that I would never be able to do if I had gone straight to university! Great video Lucy!

  • @TianaShanteWashington
    @TianaShanteWashington7 ай бұрын

    Wow thank u for this amazing video❤

  • @humphrey
    @humphrey Жыл бұрын

    great video Lucy!!

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks man! Hope you're doing well :)

  • @morgancowell9495
    @morgancowell9495 Жыл бұрын

    lucy i really appreciate your content❤️

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate you!!! without comments like this I wouldn't be here 2 years later :)

  • @BanshanMarwein
    @BanshanMarwein Жыл бұрын

    Always fun and lovely watching your content 🐱☺️ loved it ❤️

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    My mannn, thanks Banshan!!

  • @rvlng7265
    @rvlng7265 Жыл бұрын

    thanks for this lucy :))

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @franziskaprz8581
    @franziskaprz8581 Жыл бұрын

    Loved that one!

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤ thanks!!

  • @dennisjohansson9674
    @dennisjohansson96745 ай бұрын

    Just love seeing the visuals of this video. I was there in Cinque Terre two years ago. I lived in an apartment in Motorosso for a week. Never to forget these wonderful places. Thanks for refreshing my memory.

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    5 ай бұрын

    Love that whole region of Italy☺️

  • @adventureforward6444
    @adventureforward6444 Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! Keep it goin!! 🔥

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    you too!!

  • @taddeushelm
    @taddeushelm Жыл бұрын

    These videos help me to zoom out, to see the bigger picture of life again. It really helps in moments of stress. Thanks, I enjoy these videos a lot. Regarding the content: it's so easy to understand a process in hindsight. I always wonder how I wil view this particular chapter of my life in some years. What will I have obliviously overlooked right now? Which mistakes were the greatest? What turned out to be scarier than it was? Much to think about.

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    Such good questions! It’s so interesting to think how you will views chapters of your life once they are over!

  • @jonycas2000
    @jonycas2000 Жыл бұрын

    I went to cinque terre in 2017. It’s so beautiful, but with way to much turists. awesome video, as always, Lucy

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    a lot of tourists you're right! I was lucky to go in 2020 though and it was empty and so much more beautiful!! have a great week

  • @mariammodebadze7291
    @mariammodebadze7291 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video! It was inspiring.

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you😌

  • @bleuoracle1351
    @bleuoracle1351 Жыл бұрын

    The videos that you are making helps me so much, to appreciate more simple life and good lessons that we learn through them. I decided to pursue studies in ceramics and this is not what society expects you to do but this is what makes me happy and makes sense for me and that's so important ! You helps me so much for knowing what's important in our lifes and I just want to say thanks you so much :) A subscriber from France 🤍

  • @inspiringsimple
    @inspiringsimple Жыл бұрын

    I have wondered how you manage this seemingly luxurious life. This is completely unattainable for the vast majority of us.

  • @halwa9528
    @halwa9528 Жыл бұрын

    Possibly the truest meaning of dulcet scottish tones that I have ever heard. You should narrate audiobooks g x

  • @liesedevos414
    @liesedevos414 Жыл бұрын

    I love your videos! They're very inspiring and bring some peace in me. I am always so happy to get a notification from you! I hope you will reach the 100k! You deserve it, you're one of the best youtubers I follow. For me, you're videos stand out to other youtubers because they're original and well thought out. Lot of love from belgium ; )

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    Ahh Iove Beglium, i've been a few times and find the architecture so quaint, i even did a semester on the history of it! Thank you so much for your support on the channel, it means a lot! Hope to see your name in the future :)

  • @liesedevos414

    @liesedevos414

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LucyAlllan haha I'll comment more if I don't forget it. But otherwise, I'm quietly supporting!

  • @ariannasir4205
    @ariannasir4205 Жыл бұрын

    Here im dying of pressure of exam.I wish my parents can understand this.

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    remember to be kind to yourself, exams do not matter as much as people tell you they do! I promise you that your character and happiness is more important than a grade will ever be!

  • @mysterionz
    @mysterionz Жыл бұрын

    I’m taking a gap year right now too. I just graduated high school (unfortunately no ceremony for it since I was homeschooled from 7th grade until 12th grade). Idk how long I’ll take a gap year for, but I’d rather have some time off from school as I’m too afraid of entering an actual college due to me having autism and having bad experiences with public schools.

  • @idkja7387
    @idkja7387 Жыл бұрын

    I have to decide my own life rn because I love to study but i have a problem with money so…yeah I have to do some gab year and I hope I will happy with it thanks for inspired me ❤

  • @biancacsc15
    @biancacsc15 Жыл бұрын

    I didn't take a gap year but after I finished college last year was something very similar cause of the pandemic, had a lot of time to think about myself and what I like

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    I bet it helped you to learn more about yourself :)

  • @emalov98
    @emalov98 Жыл бұрын

    Impressing :)

  • @gratefultess
    @gratefultess Жыл бұрын

    I hope i try this before enrolling to college. In my country gap year is not common.

  • @spiritualawakening4444
    @spiritualawakening4444 Жыл бұрын

    Live your blog always now im 24 and unemploy ❤️😇

  • @RafaelFerreira-dd7gp
    @RafaelFerreira-dd7gp Жыл бұрын

    hi sorry for this question it might sound a bit crazy but you were travelling for one year, did you work? how did you manage to "survive"? I really love your videos they are very inspiring keep going the beautifull work!! cheers from Portugal.

  • @danihddez
    @danihddez Жыл бұрын

    Lucy, can you make a video of your books recommendations? Would be great 😊

  • @LucyAlllan

    @LucyAlllan

    Жыл бұрын

    I would love to! let me get on that

  • @cassandrapoignant7002
    @cassandrapoignant7002 Жыл бұрын

    💛💛💛

  • @CSmr-cc7ge
    @CSmr-cc7ge Жыл бұрын

    Did you drop back into school or how did you get into university?

  • @AnyaandKharim
    @AnyaandKharim Жыл бұрын

  • @ooievaar6756
    @ooievaar6756 Жыл бұрын

    dont loose you scottish accent ! It is cool to speak like amy mcdonald !

  • @ccscotlandbox148
    @ccscotlandbox148 Жыл бұрын

    I think the narrative you steered this video is misleading. You stayed on to fifth year completing Highers (the Scottish equivalent to A level, exams which are used for entry to universities for non-Scots). It hardly counts as being “a high school drop out” to waltz off on to a gap yah before studying at Uni. This one is disappointing and really just pushing a false narrative to your audience to be honest.