Thanks everyone for the advices. There has definately been given a lot of usable information. Maybe I have to explain my situation more clearly wich might help to get in the right direction and explain why I am looking for these swedish courses. Here it goes.
I'm 23 years old and I'm (was) the type of guy that doesn't know what to do with his life. After highschool I went to artschool. It didn't feel quite right being there, so I switched a lot internally. in the 3rd year I quit because the options kinda ran out. I decided that I'd take a year off to discover what I wanted. I worked in a shop that trades archaeological finds and I figured that I wanted to be a History teacher. So I applied that year and the year after, school started. In the first three days the same feeling I had at artschool dawned on me and I ran screaming from that school. I still had some time left to apply to others schools and I didn't want another year of employment. So I applied to study Archaeology at the university of Amsterdam. And that's where I am right now. it's quite ok and I'm managing. But I now realise that being an archaeologist isn't what I want to be. I realise that I have to follow my heart because not a single dicision I made with my heart has failed me. I love to hike, sleep and eat outdoors, I love practicing primitive techniques, I love to organise stuff for people who keep asking me what it is exactly that I do when I go out for a weekend. And I love to show people how to do things with nature and enjoy being in nature. And how to seek out their boundries and cross them. So I decided that there is where my future is.
When I realised all of this I started to do some bushcraftcourses, to actively seek people who two like bushcraft and organise meetings with them or just general bushcraft weekends, I started to give workshops and to actively develop my skills. All this to discover if this bushcraft thing ( it's actually more than that, but that's how I'll call it from now on) is something that I want to keep doing for a hobby, or something that I want to make my living of.
Along the way I found some courses ( inlcluding the one from taku adventures) that cost way to much money, but almost completely contain what I would like to do. So I started to wonder if this was acheevable and I realised that I'm not willing to pay for the study I'm doing right now myself (my parents are right now). And I
would be willing to work as long as needed to get the money together for a wilderness guide course or something similar.
So now I'm talking with a lot of people. People at school: studycounselors etc. And people who give these courses or have done courses to find out more about them. And I'm looking for more courses, or options that might get me where I want. And maybe, just maybe in 5 or 10 years time or so I might be employed as a wilderness guide.
The only problem is though, that I don't have any arms or legs so I'm typing this with my tongue. (no just kidding) I have a problem though, and that is that I have loaned a lot from the government to do my past and current study. I don't know if you know what I mean, but basicly I have to pay back my colegefunds that I loaned in the past 5 years if I don't finish any study that is recognised by the government. and no, a typing course wont do
. If I do finish a recognised study I don't have to pay anything.
I haven't decided what to do yet, and so far I'm just continuing my study, as if all described above never happened. I'm looking into my options right now and that's basicly why I was looking for the swedish courses. BUT, of course any information about courses, experiences with courses or career switches and/or general suggestions (thanks Abbe) are most welcome. Once again, thanks for all the information already given. I appreceate it.
Cheers!
