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5 Practical Things I Wish I Did Before My Adult Gap Year

By Clara Ritger,

Jun 24, 2025   —   7 min read

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An airplane view of an island in the ocean with boats on a clear blue day.

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Plus -- 5 things I actually did do that I'm glad I did.

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Clara Ritger

Clara is the author of the forthcoming New York Times Bestselling memoir Object in Motion. She is a writer and documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and NBC News.

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