Game, Design, Animation and my assimilation
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Hello everyone, my name is Tamerlan, I'm 18 years old, and I have a problem. I recently started doing design, and I even participated in the WorldSkills 2026 competition in Pavlodar. However, I really want to pursue Game Development and create animations for YouTube. At the same time, I'm interested in graphic design, and I don't know what to do or where to focus. I have a Chinese graphic tablet and an old Lenovo ideapad Y580 laptop (with extended memory up to 8 GB). I was thinking about starting to write my own indie game in Godot, while drawing textures and posting storytime animations on YouTube in English, but in that case, I won't be able to develop in graphic design, and I only have two years left to study as a programmer at a school that doesn't really teach anything. I don't want to join the army, so I thought about studying abroad. I want to go to the Czech Republic, and I'm slowly learning Czech. I'm considering becoming a Technical Artist or a Frontend Developer, and I might work as a freelancer, creating UI/UX designs and and Motion-design through AE, but I understand that it won't work out right away, and I don't want to ruin my life by staying in Kazakhstan, especially since I have to serve in the army, which could leave me a broken person. I also have a girlfriend I want to provide for and take with me, and I don't want our life to continue in our home country. I want to give her a better life. So, what should I do and what should I strive for? People who have faced similar challenges, please share your experiences and how you managed to leave your country and build a new life?