First of all I want to say that I have read the "I don't want to live in Japan" thread, and I know Japan isn't a happy place with pink candyfloss clouds where everything is just perfect, and even though I haven't even been to Japan (yet), I
think I'd like to live there at some point in life.
So let's say that I go to uni in Sweden to become a preschool teacher (3.5 years, which is what I'm currently aiming for, but it's not set in stone yet). Would it be "enough" or is it more of a "as long as you've graduated from uni" kind of thing?
I know making plans for a future where I live in Japan might sound silly when I haven't even been there, but I do know that I won't be living in Sweden for more than 5-6 more years. Well, I can't know for sure, but... you know... ANYWAYS... moving on.
I've also wondered what kind of jobs I'd be able to get IF I move there. English isn't my native language, so I doubt they'd let me teach English.
I highly doubt my English is good enough for me to be able to teach properly anyway, and I don't think teaching Swedish would be an option either.
What about becoming a preschool teacher in Japan?
Would that even be possible if I reached a certain level of skill in Japanese?
Maybe I'd have to go to a Japanese uni for jobs like that, or maybe they'd just prefer hiring a native instead of some random foreigner? The kids ARE the future after all.
Going waaay OT now...
I've had an interest in Japan for over 10 years, and the more I learn about Japan (both the good and the bad stuff) the more interested I get, but for some reason I didn't start studying Japanese until just recently (about a month ago).
Have any of you heard about a program called Human Japanese 2?
That's what I've been using so far, and it really helped me learning hiragana. The rest of it seems legit as well, but I can't be sure since I don't know the language.
Unlearning something can be just as hard as learning something, if not harder, so I want to make sure I get it right from the start.
I'm also thinking about starting a thread inspired by "KyleGoetz's Thread of Questions" where I could ask questions just like he does (obviously it'll be beginner stuff) since I know there will be loads of them, and seeing how nice and helpful most of the people on here are I think someone might be kind enough to help a newb as well.. maybe?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the wall of text!
