Article: While the concept of the gap year is increasingly popular, it’s been around for a while and many people have taken gap years. Make sure to draw on the wealth of experience that other people have gained during their gap years.  Read books or magazine articles about the idea of the gap year. Consider books like The Complete Guide to the Gap Year.  Consult friends or acquaintances who have taken a gap year or are planning on taking a gap year. These people will be able to provide you with a wealth of information about many things you might not have thought about. Before moving forward and choosing a destination, you need to reflect on your priorities for your gap year. Ask yourself:  Do you want to be near friends or family? Do you want to live in a remote destination? Do you want to immerse yourself in a new language and a new culture? Do you want to practical experience? After you’ve learned about what people typically do on a gap year, spend a little time putting together a list of things you want to consider doing. When making your list, consider:  Places to go and spend time. You may have dreamed of visiting Europe. People you want to meet. You may be interested in meeting people who are culturally different than yourself. Things you want to experience or skills you want to develop. For instance, you might want to spend time developing your outdoor skill or practical skills. You could spend part of your gap year volunteering a summer camp or working for AmeriCorps. Devote some time to researching potential activities or destinations on your list. Spend most time on those activities or destinations you are most interested in. You’ll find that you will learn a lot through this process.  Take your top ten activities or destinations and research them. Rank them in order of how interested you are in them. After finishing your research, re-rank them. Don’t be afraid to move items up or down based on what you’ve learned. Take the top three items and take some time to reflect on them. Talk with family or friends to get their opinion. Pick the one that is most feasible and that you are most interested in.
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Learn about gap years. Reflect on your priorities. Make a list. Research potential activities or destinations.
Article: If you have sleep apnea, you may be at higher risk of experiencing complications related to surgery, anesthesia, or certain medications. Let doctors, surgeons, or other healthcare providers know if you have sleep apnea before agreeing to any procedures or taking prescription medications.Explain how you are managing your sleep apnea and provide a full list of any medications or supplements you are currently taking.
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Let all your healthcare providers know you have sleep apnea.
Article: You can check out which route you want online and print out directions. However, you can also buy a pocket-sized map at most bookstores and even convenience stores to make it easier on yourself. You can use the Metropolitan Transport Authority's trip planner at http://www.mta.info/nyct. For instance, you can put in your departing address, landmark, or station name and the address, landmark, or station name of where you want to go. You can select just the bus or the bus plus the subway to get you there, as well as a departure time. Then the system will return itineraries that will get you where you need to go. Work out which buses you need to take and where you need to change buses. You want to know before you get on the bus so you don't get lost or get off at the wrong stop. If you use the trip planner online, it will tell you where you need to change buses. If you're just using a map, find the bus stop where your route meets the route that goes to your destination. That's where you'll change buses. Sometimes, you can find a direct route, too. Figure out where your first bus stop is based on the route you've planned and head that direction. Look for a bus shelter, or at the very least, a round, blue sign that has a bus and the route number on it. The bus stops will be listed as part of your route when you look it up. Plus, you can look at a map of bus routes to locate bus stops. Just because you're at the right bus stop doesn't mean that every bus is the one you need. Buses from different routes will stop at the same bus stop, so check to make sure you're getting on the right bus.
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Get a map. Figure out your route. Find the bus stop. Check the bus number as the bus pulls up.