Seiously, any place that it's easy to get a work visa for; doing anything. I just want out of this violent, racist rotting corpse of a country.
Seiously, any place that it's easy to get a work visa for; doing anything. I just want out of this violent, racist rotting corpse of a country.
I'm seeing a lot of advice about teaching English in another country. I taught in France for a year, I have several friends teaching in Japan, and one who taught in South Korea for several years. None of us were or are looking for citizenship, but I might be able to answer some questions about how things work. One thing I will caution you about is how very lonely it can be, especially if you're not fluent in the local language. Having "survival level" skills in another language is enough to get by on, but it's very hard to make friends. I'm not saying don't do it, but just be prepared that it can be a very lonely time.
I'm not concerned with language barriers or loneliness nearly as much as just getting my foot in the door. I'd leave today if some Japanese or Korean or European or Chinese English school hired me, I just don't know where to start looking.
Well, I wanted to go to Europe but couldn't afford to not work, so I started googling "teach English in _________." I started with France because I speak it a little. I found a program through the government that places native speakers in schools, so I figured it was legit. I've heard that other European countries do the same thing, but I haven't looked into it. I didn't make much money, but my cost of living was low and I had three paid vacations to go travel, so I was fine with that.
My friends who went to Japan and south Korea basically did the same thing--start searching on the internet, reading what other people said about their experiences and whether the company they went with was shit, etc. I know that I've heard that for Japan, the main thing is to land a job that will at least get you there. Once you're there already, you can look for better. My friends all had a fairly shitty contract their first year, then found a better situation. Also be aware that you won't get paid for a while (I think it's over a month as I recall?), so you need enough money money to tide you over.