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How can I actually get out of the US? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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For obvious reasons, I desperately want to get out of the United States. Unfortunately, every country I look at doesn't seem interested in gaining a retail worker with no savings.

Am I just fucked? Is anywhere accepting us as refugees? Is there anywhere that's both relatively friendly to trans people AND relatively easy for an American to immigrate to?

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[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 30 points 1 year ago (9 children)

that doesn't seem like a useful path for a 36 year old with a measly two-year associates degree does it lol (that would be describing myself). any ideas that aren't through being a student?

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[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Why exactly is furthering your education while escaping persecution not a useful path?

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[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

it's more of a personal statement on who i am at this stage in my life. i don't believe i would be capable for a multitude of reasons. others may find tremendous success.

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[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Whatever your reasons, scratch your age of that list. You're still young enough that education could be extremely useful.

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[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago

thanks! appreciate it.

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[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

If you don't believe you are capable of bettering your life then you will be stuck to the life you have.

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[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago

that's quite the interpretation of one sentence of despair i wrote but okay.

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[–] lazyneet@programming.dev 20 points 1 year ago (1 child)

You're 2 years away from a 4-year degree. My college is full of non-traditional students, and you might be able to go to a Finnish university (for instance) with that 2-year degree as a credential.

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[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

very interesting, appreciate the insight.

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

They're talking about going back to school, not what you've already done

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