I did something similar. Though for me it was after college and before starting on a career. Spent a year in Syria(I'm Lebanese) doing youth-work, teaching, etc

I did something similar. Though for me it was after college and before starting on a career. Spent a year in Syria(I'm Lebanese) doing youth-work, teaching, etc... It was definitely an extremely beneficial year for me. I would recommend it for anyone as long as they can afford putting off making a living for a year(while this may be a foregone conclusion in the west, many people here have to start making money ASAP to support their parents, not the other way around)