Gap Year Abroad —
Long Term Volunteering
An increasingly popular alternative for students of all ages and from all backgrounds!
A gap year can be taken between high school and college, between college and full-time employment, or whenever there is a transition in your life.
Enriching, empowering, and educational - a Gap Year Abroad is a life-changing experience that will help put you in touch with yourself and give you a unique perspective about your relation to the rest of the world.
Travel Alive offers exceptional opportunities to spend all or part of your Gap Year in Nicaragua and Ecuador. Live, learn, and work with locals on projects that are designed to create a positive impact and constructive interaction between you and your hosts.
In Ocotal, Nicaragua start out with language classes and a half-day volunteer assignment, after you have acclimated to the language and culture in your new community you can transition into a full-time volunteer project or develop a project of your own.
In Ecuador start out with intensive language classes in Quito, then choose one or more options in diverse projects throughout Ecuador.
Affordable and Flexible
Program prices for long-term volunteers take into consideration the significant benefits and lasting impact that you bring to the host community.
Program fees cover language instruction and cultural activities during the language portion of your stay and community based volunteer projects, in-country and U.S. support, home-stay accommodation, and international health insurance for your entire stay.
We believe that happy volunteers are far more effective that those who are not. We work with you throughout your experience to make sure your volunteer, home-stay, and language study experiences are fulfilling for you and for everyone involved.
Programs from 6 months to one year are probably more affordable than you think.
Long-term Program Prices
Program fees are quoted in US dollars so you save even more if you are starting from Europe or Great Britain!
Email a program specialist and let us help you get started on your Gap Year adventure in Nicaragua and Ecuador!
