I'm new, apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this.
I've been becoming increasingly depressed with my life here in the states. I have been reading and watching a lot more ML stuff and I've been getting interested in some of these countries and I have been thinking about the possibility of moving to one. But there's a lot to think about and a lot to do to move to another country, especially one where I don't already have friends/family. So I was hoping people could give me some advice on this.
What kind of things should I consider to decide whether or not to move?
How do I decide where specifically to move? (I've been most interested in Vietnam, but I'm open to considering other options.)
What kind of things do I need to do to actually make the move happen? What are some resources I could use to make this easier?
What kind of things do I have to think about as an immigrant? How do the social services work for them?
Once I'm there, what are ways to get settled into the local community?
Any notes on job stuff? I'm not 100% sure what I'd do. I read English teaching is a potential job. I also went to college, but honestly my education is kind of all over the place and I don't have much job experience.
A bit of a stretch, but are there any lemmy comrades already living in any of these places who would be willing to get to know me once I'm there?
Also, semi-related: Any recommendations on language learning services? I was trying out one app for Vietnamese that another place recommended, but it turned out to not really be as effective as I had hoped.
Comrades in vietnam community can help you with that
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darthelmet @lemmy.zip - 2mon
Thank you! I'll try asking over there.
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cfgaussian - 2mon
Most important things: start learning the language and make sure you can support yourself financially once you are there. Ideally you would have a job already lined up. Employers will often help you with the necessary bureaucratic paperwork that is involved with moving to another country.
I don't know much about immigration though. Regarding job, many Vietnamese companies are thirsting for tech talents. The pay won't be as good as the US however.
darthelmet in asklemmygrad
Advice on moving to a communist country?
I'm new, apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this.
I've been becoming increasingly depressed with my life here in the states. I have been reading and watching a lot more ML stuff and I've been getting interested in some of these countries and I have been thinking about the possibility of moving to one. But there's a lot to think about and a lot to do to move to another country, especially one where I don't already have friends/family. So I was hoping people could give me some advice on this.
Also, semi-related: Any recommendations on language learning services? I was trying out one app for Vietnamese that another place recommended, but it turned out to not really be as effective as I had hoped.
https://lemmygrad.ml/c/vietnam
Comrades in vietnam community can help you with that
Thank you! I'll try asking over there.
Most important things: start learning the language and make sure you can support yourself financially once you are there. Ideally you would have a job already lined up. Employers will often help you with the necessary bureaucratic paperwork that is involved with moving to another country.
Maybe, @kredditacc@lemmygrad.ml and @traxanh@hexbear.net might help with some of these question. They are very knowledgeable on Vietnam.
I don't know much about immigration though. Regarding job, many Vietnamese companies are thirsting for tech talents. The pay won't be as good as the US however.