⟩ Why should you take a gap year and plan an adventure yourself?
Just go. Couch surfing organizations and opportunities on organic farms are available for anyone who has the time to invest. This will give you experience traveling, living in another culture, and the support net available might develop into a long term opportunity you would never have known about otherwise. You are laying the foundation for future stories and successes by just getting out and going.
When you get back from your adventure, use the experience as an "in" for getting a job. now that you have got experience, you are a much more marketable adventurer.