I fear some might relate to this position. 27, soon 28, stuck at a office job barely making minimum wage not seeing much hope.
So I have decided to pursue a bachelor, as my college degree in Game Development really isn't worth much. This kinda puts me at a crossroads though. I've always dreamed of living in Japan (grew up regularly watching fast and furious tokyo drift before I even knew what anime was lmao), and after visiting for 3 weeks and soon again 3 more weeks, I confirmed I love the country. I've even been studying the language for like 4 months now, comfortably on route to build a solid basis.
But.. what are my best options for living there? With my current living situation, I can live like a cheapskate and save about 1.5k euros a month. I'm looking at my options, and wonder what my best path is:
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Pick up programming related Bachelor in my country. I have affinity for this, and a decent baseline with my game dev diploma. I think there is always work for good developers.
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Become an english teacher, and then become one in Japan: too old for anything like JET program, so wondering about viability. English isn't my native tongue either making this tricky. I think I'd make a good teacher though..
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A variation of 1, but with part of my studies taking place in Japan. Budget might be somewhat of an issue, and naturally I am far from fluent. Also seems really all in.
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An entirely different study? Open to suggestions. Game industry itself doesn't seem like a good bet though.
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A variation of 1, with like a year of language school afterwards to lock in N1 level? Dunno how feasible this is, would likely have studied the language for 4 years before even going to language school.
So.. tips/feedback appreciated. Currently stuck at a dead end job, don't have any ties to my home country so that's why I'm considering this path. Any and all tips are appreciated. Even a "you're delusional and too old for this" lmao.
by RinuShirayuki