I'm a mid thirties guy from the US originally. I've lived overseas for about 7 years. I can be a point of reference. First of all, degree really matters overse

I'm a mid thirties guy from the US originally. I've lived overseas for about 7 years. I can be a point of reference. First of all, degree really matters overseas. If you have an advanced degree even better (but I would guess that you don't since you mentioned you were 25). I would avoid Europe at all costs. I have not lived in Europe, but I have traveled for business many, many times. Beautiful, enjoyed the people, and all of that. Here is why I would avoid it like the plague: 1)EU work permit : slow and painful. 2)Cost of living almost double what you might be paying 3)Tech wages are lower (when you take into account cost of living) 4)Some tech scenes, but they are quite specialized and much smaller than what you would be accustom to in the US. That makes networking much much harder 5)Different countries, different languages which means that nothing scales, so if they want a larger market they have to sell it to an American company. That means the big ideas leave for the US and there are less quality jobs as they are a limited amount of good employers. I would suggest that you pick another destination. Two that I would recommend personally would be Santiago, Chile and Manilla, Philippines. Cost of living is unbelievable in both. Work permit (if online) is easy to get (as you are not "taking a job from a local"). They both have thriving English communities and excellent cultural experiences. Chile has the mountains and beaches (but a little colder) and Philippines has beautiful beaches. Both are tech hungry!