Etymology:
< wander v., after German Wanderjahr n.,
the year, or one of the years, spent in travel for the purpose of
perfecting one's skill and knowledge between the completion of
apprenticeship and settling down to the practice of a trade.
A year of wandering or travel (usually with more or less direct reference to German usage). (OED)
"Among the alleged crimes of twentysomethings these days is hiding out in school (or in various far-flung places, like Iceland), thus deferring adult life, or being fickle in the job market once they get there. Yet the Henigs dismiss the idea that insane tuition costs and rival opportunities have made education a bad investment - if nothing else, median salaries rise with every new degree. And they wonder whether the Wanderjahr truly offers much escapism. 'Doors do eventually close - sometimes because of things you did, somethings because of things you didn't do,' Robin Marantz Henig notes."
- Nathan Heller, "Semi-charmed life: the twentysomethings are all right", 14 January 2013 The New Yorker
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