Wonder if they'll raise the age limit past 30 due to Covid locking down borders for almost 2 years

I wouldn’t be surprised if they do. Australia is desperate for foreign skilled labour and I am sure Japan and New Zealand are similar. You will need to wait till early 2022 for easy entry into any of these places.

My biggest regret about college is not studying abroad for a semester (if you can afford it). What an amazing experience. Since then I’ve done some vagabonding abroad but that’s a much tougher sell to most people.