The Gap Year Blog

In only 3 days with us, Molly carried out extensive research and helped design training manuals! We caught up with her about the placement...

After studying Spanish and Italian at the University of Hull, Mary Hough lived overseas (in countries including Honduras, Columbia and Chile) before she joined the Frontier team in August 2019 as an Overseas Operations Intern.

After almost six weeks spent at Frontier’s Beqa Dive Camp, my time here is sadly coming to an end.

Since moving to London 3 years ago to study, Tom has been passionate about pursuing a career in the NGO sector.

Buying cruelty-free products makes people feel good, knowing that their individual actions are supportive of animal rights while also helping the planet in a variety of ways. Switching to cruelty-free and environmentally friendly products is easier than you think - with a multitude of alternatives available, you have the power to make a difference, and as soon as you do, you’re sure to feel as if your individual impact is making a difference! Below are some of the everyday items you can substitute to help save the planet…

Having studied Geography at Coventry University, Savannah’s next steps have been to come and join the Frontier team as an Events and Outreach Intern.

Living abroad was a truly eye-opening experience for me. When I was 18, I went to live in Honduras for a year.

‘No news is good news’ the old saying goes; no news not being a luxury we’ve enjoyed much in 2019. Whilst staying abreast of environmental trials and tribulations is critical, it’s worth occasionally taking a break from the toxicity of a 24-hour news cycle that thrives off sensationalised disaster and appreciating the astonishing ingenuity of human response. Consider this a rare, juicy bite of environmental good news.

There’s no doubt about it: holidays and travels are the pinnacle of enjoyment for many of us; from the point of scrolling through Tui’s featured European getaways, to the slideshow of photographs presented to long-suffering parents/colleagues/anyone who will listen.

Fresh off her BA in English and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway University, Genevieve Tomes (22) joined Frontier as an Online Journalism Intern in August 2019.