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Hey /out/ists, I need your help. I am going to finish the German equivalent of high school later this year and will attend university after. But I would really love to do something that is not sitting in a room all day before contiuing my education as I will probably never have the chance to easily do a gap year of some sort ever again in my life.
I considered just living the hobo backpacking life for some time and travel around the continent for as cheap as possible while sleeping outdoors most of the time but I heard that employers hate when you can't show what you have done for a year (they always assume that you lived the neet life playing vidya for a year because you are a lazy slob). I don't care too much about what future employers think about me but I also don't want to not get my dream job because of this.
So I considered volunteering, not sure about other countries but it is common practice to do some sort of community service for a year after graduating from high school, most people do it in a social domain whereas I am exlusively interested in doing nature conversation or anything that is done outdoors.
I don't really care about where I do it, forest is my favourite biome but I also wouldn't mind going to a nice country where there aren't that many trees.
One thing that immediately came to my mind is forest firefighting as it is physically demanding and a very respectable job but I don't think anyone would take me for just a year without any prior experience and to be honest I also don't really want my mom to worry about me all the time. Most of the volunteering positions in natural conservation are actually just being a guide for schoolchildren and tourists or doing paperwork, both of which aren't something I would like to do for a whole year.
I would also be okay with getting a nice job for a year, ideally something where I learn or practice some craft but it is hard getting a job for just a year.
Feel free to discuss any /out/working related questions
