i have no plan and it’s driving me crazy. I’ve had thousands of ideas and not a single one has been completed. I don’t know what will happen to me in 5-10 years, I can’t even imagine. I’m from russia. I don’t have any skills or education that would help me leave this country, or at least to protect myself and my loved ones as much as possible. Аnd given where everything is going, I feel like I should start doing something as soon as possible, but I’m just sitting there because I don’t know what. I cry every day, it’s so exhausting.

  • choss@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    You speak english fluently, and I assume you speak russian as well. That’s an impressive skill to me! What about getting a TEFL certificate? I’ve known a few people who did that while living nomadically in vans. Is that viable for russian citizens?

      • choss@sh.itjust.works
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        5 hours ago

        You write it very well!

        I admit I’m not familiar with this world of teaching, but it seems like getting TEFL certified is a requirement for some places. I looked a bit at postings online, and from a quick glance it seems most of the UK postings require the CELTA certification? And the cost of this could be a deterrent for you

        There’s this posting which doesn’t require any certification, but this review of the company had a specific complaint at the end that would scare me away, personally.

        Here’s someone from Russia last year asking for advice. The commenters there suggest Vietnam, and I’ve seen elsewhere that east Asian countries have more demand. I have no idea if that would appeal to you - could you imagine yourself living there? This person has a bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field, so their path may be different than yours. Still, the non-native speaker wiki mentioned there could be a good read for you

        I haven’t looked at the possibility of teaching russian, but I imagine you would also do well at that if the demand is there

        If you’re serious about wanting out, the folks on the subreddit IWantOut will have better advice than mine 😅

        For what it’s worth, I’ve struggled to get on a solid path too, and it always bothered me when people would give advice that sounded nice but was realistically never viable. I apologize if I’m doing the same now. I’m sorry your situation is so hard. You don’t deserve to cry when your only crimes were the circumstances of your birth. I’m glad you come here to vent, and I hope you continue to do so as long as it continues to help. Be well <3