We have delayed our gap year until 2025 due to one school refusing to hold a spot and plus my work was not happy about it either. We will still have a trip to India in January though (& hopefully China (Harbin for the snow & ice festival) if M can navigate their visa system ).

It’s very frustrating as we were really ramping up to go but it’s not all bad. The kids will get the high school transition year which is good. Swings & roundabouts!