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For clarification, I'm not talking about couch surfing or backpacking - I just want to live and work there. Probably going to land somewhere in or near Freiburg im Breisgau, if that's helpful.

I'm functionally fluent in German, so that's not a real issue. Thanks to a 6-month semester abroad, I'm also familiar enough with the transportation system, laws, and culture to not get killed or arrested, which is a bonus. Unfortunately my school also handled 90% of the details, so I'm doing pretty much everything for the first time.

So far, I've come up with the following things-that-need-to-happen-to-make-this-work. Just the basics.

~~1) Obtain a visa that allows me to stay 12 months and get a job. (I haven't sat down and taken the time to research the "how"s yet, but this shouldn't be too hard to figure out.)~~
<bot>: spending a year in Germany; non-student, non-backpacker. Legal, monetary, and practical concerns that I haven't thought of yet? Tips for making it work? Thanks!