I don't really know how to structure this, but I'll try my best.
I'm a student living in Mexico, and I'm currently in my penultimate year of high school. For about a year now, I've considered living in Japan as a long-term goal, but the thing is, I haven't been sure what to study. I've always liked the idea of studying animation, but lately I've become discouraged because I've heard that what they teach in animation isn't as good or useful as people think, and it's quite expensive, which isn't something I could afford right now, since I am middle class, my parents say they'll open a fund for university, but I don't think it'll be that much of a saving. besides that, working in animation is poorly paid, and I've heard that most animation jobs are in Tokyo, which is also very expensive.
I've been studying Japanese on my own and hope to reach JLPT Level 5 in a few months, but I know that's not enough. Other careers I've considered are marine biology, but I think my mom will take me to a career counselor to see what I could do. Another option I've considered is studying languages and trying to go on an exchange program to Japan, and if I really liked studying there, later studying animation, although I feel like all my plans are terribly unstructured.
These are some options I've considered. I'd really appreciate any advice you could give me if you find a better option.
1- Moving to Fukuoka , during that year learning the language I will decide what career to study,
2- Study languages in the place I live and look for an exchange program in Japan, because it's the career that makes more easy get part of an exchange program and languages are easy for me to learn, once I graduate from language school, study another degree (probably animation).
3- Trying to apply for a Senmon Gakko scholarship )isn't really my first choice)
Your advice would really help me. I have no idea who to turn to about this. If you know anyone else who could advise me on this, it would be a great help, also, if you need more information to give me better advice, you can ask
by Rxgook