Hi! I feel like this is a fairly niche scenario, so I thought I'd detail it here and get some feedback.
My nephew is graduating highschool this year. His mother passed in her 30s of a genetic condition that he has too, although I'm hoping medical advances mean that he will live a full life. However, it makes me extra keen to provide a lot of support for him to live out his dreams because none of us knows how much time we have. His medical condition is managed through monthly blood tests and daily medication.
He loves Japanese language and culture, and we went on a 9-day trip to Tokyo last year and had a blast. He currently does Japanese on Duolingo daily.
Given that he has no plans to go to university here in Canada after high school, I've been thinking of offering to help him go to language school there for a year or just live there and experience being young abroad before he (potentially) can't, medically or by being tied to commitments here, by moving us to Japan for a year.
I have a few questions.
- If I get a certificate in teaching English, would I be likely to find a job teaching English in a major urban centre? I'm 32 and have worked as an academic copyeditor for the last 10 years. It's boring and low-paid, but I have a great grasp of the English language and am a native speaker. I have a bachelor's degree
- Would there be any opportunities for copyediting work or is teaching solely my best bet?
- Is it feasible to support two people with an English teaching job if we live modestly? What are we looking at for monthly expenses?
- Most importantly, is it possible to navigate the Japanese medical system on these visas to the extent where he'd get adequate care in tandem with his team back home, or is this a pipe dream?
Thanks for any input!
by vivesco-mihi