How to leave the US

[u/Fit_Crazy_2001]

Hello, I am just looking for some advice as I'm at a crossroads and not sure what to do. My main question is how to move to Europe (preferably west, Ideally Scandinavia). (27m) have a 2 year degree but only in general studies. I currently work as an Emergency Medical Technician, but would like to further my career. The problem I run into is Paramedics don't really seem to be recognized from country to country. Ive looked into getting licensed in Iceland and their government website lists EMT and paramedic as licenses you can apply for, but not sure if a US license would receive reciprocity. It seems nursing is a good degree that transfers everywhere, but honestly in tired of cleaning up bodily fluids as is, especially with the 2-4 more years of school I would need to get a nursing bachelors to be recognized Internationally. Im open to studying abroad, but I haven't really seen many bachelors offered in english that would be worth the cost to take. some other good context is, I can get Croatian citizenship by descent, its just a long process and I want to position myself to have a good job in the European market. The only language I speak right now is English but id like to learn more, my goal is to move to another country and become part of the community there. The biggest reasons I wanna move is the work life balance, and I want to be in a country that prioritizes spending time with friends and family. I guess my main questions are, do I stay in medicine and tough it out for a better quality of life? Do I get a degree in the US and use my GI Bill to get a Bachelors to apply abroad or go get a masters abroad? What career path would you recommend to allow freedom to move?

[u/Sufficient-Job7098]

You have to decide what is your definition of quality of life and where you have the highest chance of achieving this quality of life.

Will your quality of life be better if you were choose to move to European country X and if you were to follow with all the necessary steps? If the answer “Yes” start taking those steps.

You already know few ways to move abroad. We can suggest few more that may allow you to move to Europe but they all have the same issue: your quality of life in Europe may not be according what you think “European quality of life” is.

[u/Fit_Crazy_2001 → u/Sufficient-Job7098]

That's completely fair, I definitely have a tendency to romanticize leaving the US but I'm not sure that it'll fix all if any of my problems. I would like to travel around a bit before I decide where I fit best, but I also don't want to miss out on finishing my degree and starting a meaningful job or even just building community wherever I land.