What you should consider doing is enlisting in the Army or Air Force and being a linguist. Yeah you don't get much money at first, but, you WILL learn a language fluent in about 8 months. What's the catch? Well, to be a linguist you have to take the DLAB, which is a test made up of a fake made up language. It scores you, and the higher you score the more languages you can take. The training is average 8 months of total immersion into the language. But, the perks? You get language proficiency pay for each language you speak while in the military. You also get free college while your in, and when you get out you have $50k+ worth of free college to use towards higher education, certifications, foreign study, etc.
If you're worried about deploying there really is no need to worry, more than likely your language isn't needed in Iraq/Afghanistan ;).
Plus, that opens up all sorts of doors for you in the interpretation world (you could work at Department of State, the UN, a private corporation making some bank).
You take 5 years out of your life doing this (then you can do the remaining 3 years in the guard or reserve). You get out with an extra language, some decent money saved up, college all paid for (with more to come), and experience.
If you're worried about deploying there really is no need to worry, more than likely your language isn't needed in Iraq/Afghanistan ;).
Plus, that opens up all sorts of doors for you in the interpretation world (you could work at Department of State, the UN, a private corporation making some bank).
You take 5 years out of your life doing this (then you can do the remaining 3 years in the guard or reserve). You get out with an extra language, some decent money saved up, college all paid for (with more to come), and experience.