I wish my years of study wouldn't turn out to be such a waste of time. And no, I don't really like Anime except for when I was a kid (Sailor Moon, DBZ, Cardcaptor Sakura, etc).
I am having difficulty moving to Japan or even visiting, due to health issues and being low income. I had cancer last year (removed). I've got IBS, GERD, and a schizoaffective diagnosis. Of course, JET would not accept me. I submitted my resume and cover letter to Interac, and I have a phone interview with them, but I am putting very little effort into it because I know it might be hard for me to get my prescriptions if I live there for long periods of time. I asked for advice about doctors in Japan on a different group, but I was met with ableism and the audacity I had to want to teach English in Japan. I know Japan can be ableist in their own way.
I've been teaching English online for 4 years and there is no end in sight, and I'm in a rut. I was hoping to become a Japanese translator or even a Japanese professor someday. I got a degree in multimedia design from DeVry 11 years ago, but it's completely useless to me since I cannot draw and hate programming. I'm getting a second Bachelor's in East Asian Studies (Emphasis in Japanese) from UMGC, and they placed me in intermediate Japanese 1. I took the JLPT N5 last year and passed with 80%, and was pretty disappointed in myself. I'm pretty sure it was the medicine they had me on that made it difficult to concentrate, and came off it and back to my old medication. I've been studying on my own for 6 years, and took Japanese in high school and at BYU before that. I usually get pretty discouraged and fall behind in my studies lately. How can I stay motivated? I think my only hope is to get a job in editing/proofreading where I can make more money and maybe save so I can attend a language school for short periods of time.
Is it possible to become fluent in Japanese without going to Japan?
by Legitimate-Crazy-424
