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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?
I don't speak it fluently. And what will it give me?
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
Wow, thank you, that sounds like a good idea actually, definitely going on my list. And thanks for the links, I'm surprised and touched that you did the research for me. And for your sweet words too, you're so kind, much kinder than I deserve😳💖
What did I say that was so controversial, I'm really curious
It looks like some hemorrhoid went through your profile and downvoted everything, adding a sockpuppet account as well. Forgive them - they're going through a lot right now, what with the hemorrhoid and all