I'm unemployed right now. Work in accounting but resigned from my previous job for reasons I won't get into. I have a healthy amount of savings. Early 30s. I'm still early career in a sense because I career changed around 30.
The job market right now feels incredibly bleak, especially for entry level/entry level adjacent positions that I'm looking for. I feel like I'm inevitably going to be unemployed for quite a while sadly. The financial stress is less of an issue than the existential dread of sitting in my apartment with anxiety about my career prospects….
I went to Japan about a year ago. Last summer. Really enjoyed it. I've been learning a little Japanese since then but not super seriously. I'm probably about N5.
Anyways, I'm considering going to language school for a few months maybe more as a get away than anything else. Of course I also want to learn the language and have considered living in Japan loosely. But my main motivation is that it would give me something productive and positive to do as an alternative to the depression that I'm likely to face staying in the US and doing nothing.
The flip side is that it probably doesn't look great as a resume gap. I could probably also job hunt while I'm there and maybe leave early if I absolutely have to.
Just curious if this sounds like a bad idea to you all for whatever reason.
by Hot_Competition724