I don't know what to do with my life

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I began working when I was very young. All types of jobs. I went to college and obtained a degree. But when I graduated it was in the middle of a depression and there were no jobs available. I applied to 200 positions in person and then also mailed out another 300 resumes. After 6 months of trying, I almost gave up. But then by chance I went to an interview and they offered me a job. I worked for 40 years and then retired. Sometimes getting your first career job can be difficult. So the best advice I can give you is to keep trying.

Here are a couple suggestions:

You can teach people how to speak Portuguese, Spanish, and English on the Internet. There are sites like iTalki which can set you up as an online tutor. I am taking Arabic right now on Udemy --it is just some guy who put together the course.

There are also some college courses / certificate programs for language instruction you could look into

While you are doing that part-time, go to a temporary employment agency and say you are looking for work. You can get temp work pretty easily. The pay isn't great, but it is work.

I also recommend improving your technology skills. Get a certification in something like Microsoft Office, which is used by pretty much every company.