Why not take a year off and work a job? Who can complain if you are earning and saving money?

As for teaching abroad: I've already looked into it. You need either teacher's certification or a degree or fluency in English and another language--sometimes a combination of the three. Sometimes it is a scam. Sometimes it is dangerous. I wonder if a few of these more shady, "Teach abroad!" programs aren't hooked into slave rings.

There is no free ride to Japan. I checked when I went through my otaku phase. (Of course, if anyone here knows of a free ride that has actually worked for themselves or someone they know, do post about it now, nudge nudge.)

Why are you having trouble at school? Why do you keep failing? Do you know?

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I live under a bridge.

i'm in danger of failing two courses....and i don't even care anymore cause i just want this year to be over...i would have dropped out but i passed the date when i could make that decission... all i care about right now is just moving into the city so i don't have to do these crazy 2-3 hour commutes which ruin everything... i've learned to accpet it... if i fail i am going to apply at a different college and not tell them about my stupid five classes this one.... the only reservations i have about leaving this one is a oppurtunity to go to university in japan... but i can always come back when my grades are better.........i have chosen not to let my parents know about this... and if i change schools i will tell them that i just wasn't interested in any of the programms they offered there, which is partly true

that scam thing has happened to someone i know... she went over there with the intention to be an english teacher but she couldn't even find the guy she had communicated with...i dunno maybe she was just really dumb. anyways she was there for a couple of months and she ended up finding a job somewhere.... i don't know much more because she was only a friend of a friend (a REAL friend of a friend)

I would love to take a year off--but my folks
(who pay for my tution)
don't see a point in letting me do that..I already disappointed my dad by not getting a degree by 22 years old. They want me done w/ school.
As for for the teaching abroad program..it's one of those 1 year courses where you are certified..and they help you find a teaching position in your chosen country..help book airfare blah blah..
(hehe..according to the brochure anyways...)

Trouble in school--the very simple reason. I don't put any effort into it. Don't do my homework and I don't study. Simple. I complain and yet it's ALL my own fault. I know this.

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