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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teaching in Asia, serving in the Peace Corp, running a day camp at a luxury hotel in Hawaii, etc are brilliant life experiences for 22 yr olds!  Too many parents want their kids to join the rat race immediately out of college and there’s no reason.  No future employer or graduate program will ever see their experiences as anything but a plus.

They’ll all join us in mortgages, health insurance premiums, retirement contributions, long commutes, and societal expectations soon enough.  Hell, they’re only 22! [/quote]

+1. [/quote]
I did this in the early 90’s.  Taught in Japan and traveled all over Asia.  I had incredible experiences and made life long friends.  After returning to the US, most of my friends hadn’t really done much.  No regrets.[/quote]

I agree! My 2021 grad is living her best life in Japan with the JET program. She’s currently on a New Years trip with a group of new friends posting pictures of temples and hiking, all while perfecting the Japanese she studied in college. I think she’s making $32K but her rent is $250/mo and she has a bunch of money invested that she saved during college that she can use when she gets back.

Being able to move half way across the world and figure out how to thrive is a huge accomplishment![/quote]

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