should I live in europe or US? help me to decide...?

Question

Ok, I'm now 17 years old and I'm a junior (supposed to be a senior this yr.) I want to be a pediatric nurse but I don't know I should attend for college. I live in New Jersey. My mom suggested me to go to Brookdale Community College for at least 3 yrs and then go to American International College which located in Mass. I'm not sure if I want to do that because I've always wanted to live in Europe and I don't know if I should attend college and have a job here or move to europe. In addtion, I'm hard-of-hearing and I was told that there's more opportunity for foreigners and hearing impaired people than in europe. I was born in congo and I speak french. learning english was hard for me because american accent is odd for me to understand. I'm now learning spanish and german. I don't feel comfortable living here. My family and I moved here because my dad is a diplomat and our government sent us to work in U.S so we had no choice but to live here. America is great but I want to live europe.

Answer 1

My advice is to do your job training in a country where the local language feels like your native language.
If you already miss some of the lessons because you do not hear everything, the bit you miss because the language is not your own may be too much.

I would guess that France or the French speaking part of Belgium will be best, but Switzerland also has a big French speaking part.
Look into options, visa and student long term permits and into cost of living and how much of the study you will have to pay yourself.
When you have decided which country is best, look into entry levels for the nurse training, which subjects are needed and which are advised. And whether it is the same in all schools/hospitals in the country. (A classmate of mine could go to the nurse training in one hospital but not to an other because of different entry requirements.)

You might need to have a higher level of education before entering than is norm in the USA, or the other way round.

If you need a level between high school and college, go to college in the USA, just to stay with your parents a little longer, but otherwise, move to a country where they speak the language in which you want to do your job training as soon as possible.

Also look at the internet sites of the people with hearing impairments (spelling?) in the countries you would like to study in.
Maybe they have a support system you can use, or maybe they have a college level boarding school where they teach in small groups, with special attention because of hearing difficulties.
(I know such schools used to exist, but a lot of special education has been discontinued in favour of young people staying at home with their parents rather than at boarding schools.)

Unlike other people answering here, I would advise against going for job training in a country where you do not speak the language yet. (Like Spain) as this will be an extra handicap. It takes more than a few years to learn the language good enough to do higher education in it.

Answer 2

I´m not sure where you´ll get the better medical education. I would check into that before I made a final decision about furthering my education here or in Europe.

I'd have to second R_E_A_L_ except, depending on the situation, consider taking a full year.

I've lived in Spain, and just went back for a visit this past Spring. Never thought I'd be able to say this, but, yes, it is now a very progressive country, and you'll probably like it there. (I loved it, anyway, but found it quaintly backward thirty years ago. Juan Carlos has done an incredible job of leading the country into the Modern world.)

I can see why, being a foreigner, you might not be terribly comfortable, here. And why you think Europe might be better for you.

I also see why moving that far from your parents MIGHT not be the right thing to do. Depending on your personality and how close you are, how much you depend on them, you will either flourish, or freak out and need to come back. Remember that, as English is different in America, Spanish is different in different parts of Spain, and so is French and German. Your hearing issues could definitely become a bit of a challenge in those languages, too.

Good luck to you, whatever you do.

Answer 3

White people's habitat is anywhere in temperate zones from latitude 60 degrees N to around the Tropic of Cancer, and from 60 degrees S to the Tropic of Capricorn. The reason that Europeans could make the claim was because they had boats with really big guns on them called cannons in the past. Think of Europeans as a set of gangs or forces, and other races as rivals. Unless their rivals could defeat them by force of arms, then Europeans could claim the lands of others. The world was like the Wild West where the fastest gun won, and the Sheriff was scared. Or rather a place with no cops or laws. If you could beat me senseless, you'd be able to take my belongings. What could I do about it? @neet ~ The problem is that there are no absolute right or wrongs. It's culturally specific. What is always right is increasing your own power. It's war, and war is just about defeating your enemies. So a personal act of violence against another person is wrong because of local laws and religious morality if we happen to agree on the same morality. The world is like that unfortunately. A lion or tiger has to hunt and kill to eat. It's right for the lion, but wrong for whatever animal becomes its meal. You believe in Out of Africa, right? Was it right for advanced humans to leave Africa and displace all other primitive humans? Was it right for American Indian tribes to hunt mammoths to extinction? Not for the losers, but it was right at the time for the winners.

Answer 4

Well u have already sayed u are not felling confortable there and u want to live in Europe.So u are answering your question:).Have fun here and my advice will be to move into a northern country,and if u like nice weather then defently choose Spain instead of Italy or Portugal..just my opinion.Have a good day.

Answer 5

I suggest that you finish college first and enjoy the company of your parents in the US. When you are matured enough, you can decide if you really want to move to europe.

You are very young, there's so much time ahead of you. Meanwhile, look at the positive things in the US and enjoy being a teenager. You only become a teenager once in your life.

Answer 6

Live in Europe. It is better than here.

It depends on what your politics are. If you are conservative, US is better, sadly. But a normal or liberal person would do well in Europe. I hope you speak some other languages though. You'd hate to have to learn it by immersion.

Best of luck to you and your schooling and moving.

Answer 7

You answered you question with your last sentence.
"America is great but I want to live Europe."
Remember the saying: "The grass always looks greener on the other side".
Try one semester in Europe and then decide.

Answer 8

You should live in Europe. You can go to France, Belgium or Switzerland because they speak french there, life is more relaxed then in US and food is much beater.

Answer 9

Get out of the U.S. before your academic knowledge and ability suffers any more than it already has.

When I started at University in England, I had a GPA of 3.85 in the U.S. System and I almost needed remedial classes to catch up with the other students at the University...

GET OUT OF THIS LOW CLASS COUNTRY WHILE YOU STILL CAN... and you will also find they need a lot of nurses in the French speaking countries.

Answer 10

I would highly recommend Spain. It is progressive, clean, and friendly. Your languages will serve you well there. Do a little travelling there before you decide where to stay. Their transportation system is way ahead of the U.S. and the trains are fantastic!