Not everyone is successful after working abroad, I know several people who have worked outside and none of them can change their fortunes from work abroad, they return to their home country and look for other job opportunities, don't expect to get a decent job abroad country unless you have a friend who has successfully built a business and offered you a job abroad. The effect is that people want to work abroad because other currencies are higher than the local currency and they have to save money to collect money from their salaries so that after a few years of working abroad they will be able to build outside in rural areas and be able to buy cars.
Certainly, I've got quite a few acquaintances that returned, some within a year or two, while others stayed for longer, but the majority of them returned for a variety of reasons, but you get my point. Finding a job abroad certainly isn't easy; however, compared to some countries, it might be easier to gain the required recognition for your degrees and qualifications.
I would say, opportunities are everywhere. It might seem easier to find in some other places and the grass always looks greener abroad but, it is really greener where you water it.
Have you ever wondered why there are always foreigners in your nation? I don't say this with respect to an specific nation but, most of the developing world and people still looking forward to a comfortable life in a foreign nation.
The Dubai desert land became a tourist destination because, they chose to develop it. The most that could happen is having a good leader with the potential for transformation. There are opportunities everywhere and that's why, there will always be foreign contractors to do what you could have done more better becuase, you just don't know how. Some even live in your supposedly hardship country.
Why is that? The opportunities you seek out, they seek it within your nation.
You'll find opportunities even in the country of your residence, but depending on where you live, you may not have too many choices. Dubai has become a popular immigrant destination, with people moving there for work. They are so many that locals in Dubai are pretty much nonexistent.
It's really strange how you've written all this. Are you American military personnel based in Greece and expecting to move back to America? If so, you might be unlikely to get a working Visa to visit Europe again unless you have a very useful skill or qualification. Anyone who has lived in Europe for a while would know that it's possible to travel to most countries in the bloc even if you only know English, besides that you should make a bit of effort to assimilate and learn at least the basics of the language in any country you visit. What sort of "digital nomad" job are you expecting to be able to jump into? It's a highly competitive area and unless you can carve out a little niche in advance, then it'll take you a while to build up a sustainable income.
I'm from Greece, and military enlistment is mandatory for 9 to 12 months, depending on the location. It's basically a year of unpaid work that abruptly halts your life. I'm not sure what niche I'd work in, but I'm interested in data analysis and statistics.
In my country many people believe that moving out of the country is the solution to the problem they have and on getting to the other country started complaining about how the place is not much of a difference then where the left.
The problem Is they believe that the country will be way better than their country and I have seen many people getting stranded in other country because they sold all the properties to get out of their local country and they get broke.
Instead of looking for a solution to their problem in the country they are currently in, they believe that moving out will resolve their problem and on getting there is a new experience for them.
Before moving out of your country make sure that you are really up for the challenge because things will be different and you will still have to struggle to make some changes, the struggle you believe you escaped from is waiting for you in other country.
That's actually true. We often bash how other countries have better conditions than ours until we see for ourselves that it's not necessarily true. I'm not against moving abroad if you can't use your full potential here; however, the living conditions abroad might be completely different from what you're used to. For instance, living with one, two, or even more housemates is a common practice abroad in order to share rent and expenses; here, not so much, which is also something that I wouldn't prefer, to be honest.