Comments for Test Drive Your Future http://testdriveyourfuture.com College, Career, & Life Planning for High School and College Students Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:36:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on About Test Drive Your Future by Giving free books to students http://testdriveyourfuture.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Giving free books to students Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:36:34 +0000 http://testdriveyourfuture.com/wordpress/?page_id=2#comment-32 [...] Click here to learn more about the book. Filed Under: Education & Learning | Tagged: [...] [...] Click here to learn more about the book. Filed Under: Education & Learning | Tagged: [...]

]]> Comment on Amanda Brinegar wins Gap Year Scholarship 2010 by Beth Hood http://testdriveyourfuture.com/amanda-brinegar-gap-year-scholarship-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Beth Hood Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:07:50 +0000 http://testdriveyourfuture.com/?p=775#comment-17 That's fabulous to hear! Thanks for the update, Candis! That’s fabulous to hear! Thanks for the update, Candis!

]]> Comment on Amanda Brinegar wins Gap Year Scholarship 2010 by Candis Brinegar http://testdriveyourfuture.com/amanda-brinegar-gap-year-scholarship-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Candis Brinegar Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:46:25 +0000 http://testdriveyourfuture.com/?p=775#comment-16 This Gap Year Scholarship, and the experience itself, has already opened many doors for Amanda. She was recently selected as a runner-up in the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Young Reporter's competition: http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/2010-11-19-young-reporters-event.htm Thank you for your support! This Gap Year Scholarship, and the experience itself, has already opened many doors for Amanda. She was recently selected as a runner-up in the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Young Reporter’s competition:
http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/2010-11-19-young-reporters-event.htm

Thank you for your support!

]]> Comment on Gap Year Scholarships by Amanda Brinegar wins Gap Year Scholarship 2010 — Test Drive Your Future http://testdriveyourfuture.com/gap-year-scholarships/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Amanda Brinegar wins Gap Year Scholarship 2010 — Test Drive Your Future Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:17:16 +0000 http://testdriveyourfuture.com/#comment-7 [...] Gap Year Scholarships [...] [...] Gap Year Scholarships [...]

]]> Comment on What’s your definition of success? by Dave Malone http://testdriveyourfuture.com/what-is-success-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Dave Malone Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:12:45 +0000 http://www.roadmaptotherealworld.com/?p=26#comment-3 I really enjoyed this post, Beth. I think you've hit on a really important point--the American idea of success is very narrow. Last spring, I spent two wonderful weeks in France where not one person asked me, "What do you do?" The French folks I met weren't interested in my J-O-B but were more interested in: Was I enjoying the scrumptious cheese and bread I was gorging myself on, or how did the landscape near Beaune compare to this place called Missouri I spoke of? If we are strong enough, we get to choose how we define ourselves, our time, and our Work (which I define differently from Job). Many resources exist to give us Gap Years and passion-filled lives that don't necessarily come with houses (different from homes) and childrens. These are both huge commitments though houses and children of course are wonderful things if you choose them. But it sounds pretty daring and pretty fun to swim with the sharks...in all facets of life. :-) I really enjoyed this post, Beth.

I think you’ve hit on a really important point–the American idea of success is very narrow. Last spring, I spent two wonderful weeks in France where not one person asked me, “What do you do?” The French folks I met weren’t interested in my J-O-B but were more interested in: Was I enjoying the scrumptious cheese and bread I was gorging myself on, or how did the landscape near Beaune compare to this place called Missouri I spoke of?

If we are strong enough, we get to choose how we define ourselves, our time, and our Work (which I define differently from Job). Many resources exist to give us Gap Years and passion-filled lives that don’t necessarily come with houses (different from homes) and childrens. These are both huge commitments though houses and children of course are wonderful things if you choose them. But it sounds pretty daring and pretty fun to swim with the sharks…in all facets of life. :-)

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