Hello all! This is my first Reddit post, apologies in advance if I mess anything up. For some background, I am about to be in my last year of high school and am pretty dead set on going to an American college called Temple University for the full four years. (The original school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States where you can do just a semester or year abroad.) While I've heard mixed opinions on the place and it's reputation, it seems to be my best option. My mom was born and raised on an island off the mainland of Japan and I'm only about a quarter Japanese, but I've visited enough times to know that I would want to stay there for at least a decent portion of my life. I'm currently studying Japanese and hope to significantly improve by participating in a homestay program that TUJ offers.
If anyone went to college as a foreigner, how was the experience? Even if you didn't go to school there, how was finding a job as a foreigner?
Originally I thought being an English teacher was the best way until I found out how much work it can be with so little reward. Currently I'm thinking about majoring in international business so I can get a job that allows me to live abroad not just in Japan, but other places as well, or at least travel to/visit. I would also make significantly more money lol.
Any and all advice or comments are appreciated, thank you in advance!
Sincerely, a person terribly nervous and excited for the future.
by KyraKinoko