Go sea kayaking in the Sea of Cortez, picking up leadership skills along the way. Explore historic villages on the Germany-Poland border while becoming fluent in German. Soak up Japanese traditions for a year while teaching English as a second language, or live in Senegal, West Africa, learning about Muslim culture. Ben Schweers of Mt. Lebanon during his stint at a National Outdoor Leadership School in Mexico’s Baja California. We’re not parroting a travel brochure here, just listing how several recent Pittsburgh-area high school graduates spent the year between high school and college — or, in one case, the year after graduating from college and plunging into the job market — as a way of figuring out what to do with their lives. Basic English & Esl (2 Pk) / Instructional

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