I thought some of you could help me to decide what to do now with my life.
I finished my degree just when the recession was starting. My goal has always been to be a European Union civil servant (it seemed the best option for a person without connections and with my degree), but I wanted to have first a secure job with few working hours, so I could prepare myself for the hard EU tests.
First I tried to become a civil servant for the Spanish Government. I succeed for 6 months, but then the Government sacked many of us and isn't hiring new ones. Then I tried to become a teacher, and when I was about to be hired, Madrid Government sacked 3,000 teachers; other regional governments followed suit shortly after. Private education is not an option for me (most schools are Catholic and they only accept church-goers with a letter of recommendation signed by a priest).
I've been hopping on and off jobs all these years and I'm tired. There is no future here. I've come back to my parents' home at 28 so I can save money to go abroad; they're having a bad time too.
I'm thinking what can I do; I have a 5-year degree in History and a Teaching Certificate; speak English, French and Italian, and have a small command of German, other than my native Spanish; and my social skills are quite good. So, I've thought a few options:
1. Move to Germany to do some intensive German language course, and then try to work there.
2. Apply for an International Relations master in English in some Scandinavian country, and learn the language while I'm doing it.
3. Do a language course in Scandinavia, then try to get a job.
4. Move to the UK or France and try to find a job there (downsides: high unemployment rate, poorly paid teachers).
5. Move to Switzerland to learn German or to try to find a job in the French and Italian areas.
As you can see, I'm still confused and all options are open. I'm not depressed, I'm angry because I'm here when I should be travelling and swooping foreign girls. Well, what do you think my alternatives are? Can you think of something else?
I finished my degree just when the recession was starting. My goal has always been to be a European Union civil servant (it seemed the best option for a person without connections and with my degree), but I wanted to have first a secure job with few working hours, so I could prepare myself for the hard EU tests.
First I tried to become a civil servant for the Spanish Government. I succeed for 6 months, but then the Government sacked many of us and isn't hiring new ones. Then I tried to become a teacher, and when I was about to be hired, Madrid Government sacked 3,000 teachers; other regional governments followed suit shortly after. Private education is not an option for me (most schools are Catholic and they only accept church-goers with a letter of recommendation signed by a priest).
I've been hopping on and off jobs all these years and I'm tired. There is no future here. I've come back to my parents' home at 28 so I can save money to go abroad; they're having a bad time too.
I'm thinking what can I do; I have a 5-year degree in History and a Teaching Certificate; speak English, French and Italian, and have a small command of German, other than my native Spanish; and my social skills are quite good. So, I've thought a few options:
1. Move to Germany to do some intensive German language course, and then try to work there.
2. Apply for an International Relations master in English in some Scandinavian country, and learn the language while I'm doing it.
3. Do a language course in Scandinavia, then try to get a job.
4. Move to the UK or France and try to find a job there (downsides: high unemployment rate, poorly paid teachers).
5. Move to Switzerland to learn German or to try to find a job in the French and Italian areas.
As you can see, I'm still confused and all options are open. I'm not depressed, I'm angry because I'm here when I should be travelling and swooping foreign girls. Well, what do you think my alternatives are? Can you think of something else?