Quote Originally Posted by Dignified Pauper View Post
I have a couple of friends who backpacked across Europe for a month. Maybe you could do that. For some reason, a lot of Europeans seem willing to take in strangers for the night if they are traveling through. I'm sure you could span it out across a few months, and by doing so, meet a lot of interesting people and you may also find a place to settle down unexpectedly.
Backpacking is always a great idea. I did it, and I had the time of my life. For sure! It's just that Europe is quite expensive (for the most part anyway), but it's easy to travel from country to country with train. You can get like a 1-3 month railpass that you can use all over the continent.

Quote Originally Posted by Dignified Pauper View Post
Besides, weren't you a teacher? Maybe you could teach English in another country. Granted, you'd have to pick up a lot of their language, but by immersing yourself in it, it'd be easier to do.
Go to China! They're looking for teachers all over the place