<prompt> Human: Im a 19 year old Japanese male living in Tokyo, Japan. I grew up in the US though and have citizenship of both countries. Fluent in English, half fluent in Japanese.For a variety of reasons Im dropping out of college after one year. Got to leave the dorm in 30 days. Unemployed and looking for a job. No friends or family who could take me in. I have no long term goals right now, because Im not really sure what I want to do in life. Right now Im focusing on the short term, getting a job, housing, foodwater, etc. The necessities. Right now Im focusing on how to solve the issue of housing. 1000 is nothing, maybe 1.5 months of rent at a sharehouse. So Im looking at other options, which include living in a storage unit, living in a tent, living in a sleeping bag at parks, living in a car, etc. There are problems to all these options though, like the fact I cant drive, living in a storage unit is illegal, that there arent many places to set up a tent free and legally, etc. Ive also been considering the US or French military, but Im not sure if the military is the right path for me. In addition I dont have my SS or birth certificate which are necessary for joining the US military, which is a slight complication. Do you guys have any advice on what path I should take? Thanks.Edit: Thank you for all the great advice. Ill be spending the next 2 weeks looking and applying to jobs non stop. Thanks to you guys I got a lot of new ideas on the kind of jobs I should apply for. Also got great advice on how to find cheap housing. Ill post an update in a month. Thank you again!Assistant: _For a variety of reasons..._I think it is important to be honest about how you ended up where you are and what you can do differently to keep yourself from situations like this in the future.If you are telling yourself theres nothing I could have done then you are probably not being completely honest with yourself. If you find yourself in a hole, the first step is to stop digging.Human: Sure. One reason was because I couldnt get a scholarship I was aiming for and I just dont have enough money to keep going for another 3 years. I tried finding loans prior to entering but I could nothing for someone in my particular situation. And actually thats really the only reason. I mean I wasnt happy at college either but I would have gone through the motions regardless. Assistant: Theres nothing wrong with taking out loans for college IF you leverage your studies ao that your future earnings make the investment worth it.Human: Thats the problem, I had a hard time finding places that would give out student loans for someone in my situation.  <response>: Hey man, just wanted to tell you that youre going to be ok as long as you keep your head up high and not give up; being young you have a lot of options to choose from whether that means you staying in Japan or coming back to the US. Youre going to make it through one way or another :If you still want to continue with education in the university youre at, I just wanted to let you know a few things I searched up just now. I understand that you may not want to continue because of various reasons, and thats totally fine, but I also think its important to continue and finish education while youre still young since having a bachelors will open up your options for work, and its nice having a few more options to choose from, right?School: I apologize in advance if you already searched these things up andor have tried these advice; first you should try to talk to whoever responsible at your school probably the 学生課 and let them know your situation and ask them if they can do one of the following things:1. write-off partall of your education fee 免除, 2. lower each payment 分納, or 3. delay your payment 延納. Writing off your fees might require you to be an honor student or have good grades, and depends on school policy if they allow that, but getting your payments lowereddelayed should be something that they have power over and will consider to apply it to you or not. If they didnt allow you to do any of the above you should definitely ask about the option to take a break from school 休学 for a set period of time to work and save money, while you keep your name at the school vs. dropping out退学. Unless you have a particular reason you dont want to go to your current school anymore, itll be easier and cheaper to come back than to try and enter another school from scratch. Loan: I also searched up a bit regarding getting loans as a student in Japan, and you probably can only apply to 学生ローン because other options require you to be at least 20 years old i.e., adult under Japanese law to even apply, while some 学生ローン can be applied as an 18 year old. Be advised that the rates are not good and a lot of them only seem to loan up to a maximum of 500,000 yen, which I dont think will cover your expenses for a whole year, but can be useful if youre in real dire need of some quick cash. Education loans 学費ローン or 教育ローン also seem to be aimed at parents and not the student themselves, but I dont think it hurts to ask especially the government funded one You should be able to apply to these with your passport and if you have a stable income full or part-time, which brings me to the next point.Job: Whether youre gonna take out a loan or finance school yourself, either way you need to have a stable income if you decide to continue with education. While you do have several unique solo-options to choose from especially with your English skills ex. teaching English at a cafe, etc., I think it would be better to do those as a side job while you get a stable job getting formally employed somewhere. Getting a stable part time job shouldnt be too hard in Japan, though it may be undesirable, you do have a ton of options to choose from, and you being not-so fluent in Japanese as you mentioned before shouldnt be too much of a barrier especially since a lot of non-Japanese speakers work at conbini, restaurants, etc. You having a Japanese passport and being in a Japanese university should be favorable to managers as well. Being employed will ensure your loan company if you choose to take out a loan and school if theyre considering loweringdelaying payment that youre less of a liability and will increase your chances of getting approved. You can always apply at your local restaurantconbini, or if you want to search a bit more you can always use Hello Work or even Indeed.comHousing: In my opinion I also think you should NOT consider living at an internet cafehostel like people have suggested unless its absolutely necessary, since not having a formal residence will bar you from working at a lot of places. If anything you should try and move to a place with lower rent. Do keep in mind a few things to consider when moving, such as the Japanese system of 敷金礼金 which is essentially a down payment of commonly 2 month of your rent. You should calculate whether continuing to live at your current place or moving out even with the down-payments would be cheaper.WelfareGovernment assistance: If shit hits the fan and you find yourself in a position with no job, no housing, etc., you should definitely consider getting 生活保護. Since youre a citizen you should be eligible, but Ive also heard that they may turn you down if they think youre able bodied ie., young which you are and healthy which I assume you are and can be also slow. This is your last resort and you should definitely think about it but not plan for it. Sorry I couldnt cover a lot more things I know its not as easy as I made it out to be, but hopefully at least a sentence or 2 from my post gave you a few ideas on what you can do. Feel free to PM me on Reddit. Good luck! 