I am "mature" student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University majoring in journalism. As I entered the second half of my life I thought maybe I should try something new and completely different. My former life revolved solely around horses, riding, training and competing in the relentless heat of Florida. Today my life revolves solely around homework in the damp of B.C.
After 13 consecutive years of education and standardized testing, an increasing number of students are choosing to defer higher education for a year spent abroad….