I traveled to Africa and South America after high school. The gap year taught me more about adulthood than college ever did.

The idea of taking more than a two-week vacation from work to recover from burnout or rethink life is slowly gaining supporters in the United States.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After retiring early at 53, Kelly Benthall and her husband spent a year slow-traveling. She's been calling it her "gap year abroad ...

Hey, kid — wait a year. That's what some colleges are telling students, offering to pay them to take a “gap year” off after high school to travel, volunteer or intern. A new program at Tufts ...

The trend is gaining traction particularly among mid-career professionals are overwhelmed by constant work demands.

I (Jonathan) have been teaching a long time—almost 31 years—and hear more and more about students wanting to take a gap year after they graduate from college. As you all know, everything has its pros ...