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Im also graduating early, so I have a few months before FT starts. My plan is to go to Europe and travel. I do have family in Europe, so I can still have some family and not feel lonely, so this might not be the same case. Also I guess you could say that I have a "home base" there. If you the option to travel, I would take it. If that is not something you are interested in do whatever you like to do. Ex - If you like to play golf, go play every course you possibly can.  

 

Agree! I was also looking for some activities that I could do specifically in one place (for example playing tennis in Florida for 3 weeks).

 

Travel. I had a similar gap before starting FT and went to Spain, Italy, South Africa and Egypt. Great trip. In South Africa I met Kelly Slater at the Billabong pro at Jeffrey’s Bay. Went surfing there too. And also went to Capetown and sipped on some wine in Stellenbosch with an ex-girlfriend. I visited my buddy in Valencia, Spain and we hit up Rome together - good times. I also saw the Pyramids in Giza and rode a horse around them, climbed Mt. Sinai and went scuba diving in the Red Sea at Dahab. 

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