interesting take. I don’t remember much of the detail but I do remember it helping me to take big next steps more confidently when I read it at 16.

in the exact same situation, thanks for asking the question.

Based on the replies i plan to stay with OM in the absence of compelling reasons to migrate

the song The Freezer Aisle from Joe Pera Talks With You is an unlikely ethereal banger

The language barrier is a difficult one to overcome. Not ideal for all of leadership to operate in Lithuanian and then have to distribute documentation or directions in French/English.

That said I don’t think it’s unreasonable to build some functional fluency over the course of a 5 year degree, especially if the government builds in the resourcing and expectation.

All my non profit/charity donations are informed by Effective Altruism. I’m very much against inefficient or highly bureaucratic organizations where 98c of your € goes to maintaining a monolith.

EA’s recommendations are based on: Extreme effectiveness, Research based practices, and Third-party evaluation.

Strongly recommend them as a way to make sure your donations impact the most lives.