Yeah, HR is the problem. I feel like I do well in interviews and that has been a major factor in getting most of my jobs.

Right now, I'd like to get work as an admin at a university, or even a decent community college so that I could get reduced tuition on classes and some benefits (hopefully). I used to be an English teacher in Vietnam, where I was doing pretty well for myself but in the end, I didn't foresee myself doing business there forever and I found that I wasn't interested in "going native" despite the very comfortable lifestyle I was able to maintain. I think admin work in admissions or international programs would be a good transition for the skills I acquired by working with Vietnamese students who were set on becoming international students, by way of helping them develop the skills necessary to pass things like the SAT or IELTS exams and showing them what kinds of things to look for in a university. I also was looking into recruitment before I left, but not much came of that.

Long term, I'd like to get into the Foreign Service on the public diplomacy track, because it seems like a great way to keep traveling while getting paid fairly well to do it. I'm preparing for the exam process, which I'm told is very long and byzantine (their words). Best case scenario, I'd get hired a year and a half from when I complete the exam process, which is spread out over a long period of time. A more realistic scenario is that I'll have to try several times to get in. One of the people that told me that was a longtime ambassador to several African nations over the course of his career.

I feel like at this point, I'm on the other side of your link. I did just that and I had great experiences, but what I found was that I actually had too much freedom and now I want to start laying down some groundwork so that I don't wake up in 2033 wondering why I don't have any savings.

As for my current level of freedom, I'm not bound to anything. I have no debt, but I also have limited money and cash flow. So I'm definitely willing to relocate, I'd just like to have a job before I do it.

Edit: I forgot to add, I am 28.