Welcome to the Permanent Gap Year
Learning without borders. Living without limits.
What if college didn’t end in four years—but traveled with you across a lifetime?
Permanent Gap Year is more than a book series—it’s a mindset. Created by global traveler and author Neil Greer, it reimagines traditional subjects like economics, psychology, and history through the lens of lived experience in over 70 countries.
From bustling markets to ancient ruins, from policy debates in Berlin to personal insights from Shanghai, each book blends academic rigor with real-world immersion.
Meet Neil Greer
Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Neil has spent a lifetime exploring the intersection of culture, history, and education through global travel. With a background in liberal arts and business from the University of Virginia, he moved to Czechoslovakia at the fall of the Berlin Wall, marking the start of an extraordinary career that would take him across continents and immerse him in diverse cultures.
As an Eastern European Finance Specialist in London, Neil developed a deep understanding of the global economy, politics, and societal shifts—experiences that have fueled his passion for blending academic insight with real-world exploration. His work and travels have taken him to New York, Moscow, Kiev, Budapest, Bucharest, Almaty, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, and beyond, allowing him to visit over 70 countries. Currently residing in Berlin with his wife and three children, he speaks English, Russian, and German.
With the Permanent Gap Year series, Neil brings readers on an academic journey through the world’s most intriguing cities, combining travel with learning in a way that makes complex subjects like economics, psychology, and sociology accessible and engaging. Each book invites readers to imagine themselves in a dynamic learning experience, where the classroom is the city itself and education unfolds in the streets, markets, and landmarks of iconic global destinations.
