if i had to answer that question again, my answer would be the same, i want to become a US pilot, airplanes and flying make me stupidly happy
what you say in economic terms is pretty logical, i agree, but even though i think that nowadays you need to be a bit "irrational" and freak to follow this dream called aviation, because it's a hard path. if after a few years i see that it's imposible, i could be happy repairing engines for example, but again surrounded but airplanes.
i'm 30 y.o, and i've been a bad student all my life, and not the hardest worker in general, until i was 25 y.o and i got my licence. i came to germany and learnt german, so i guess determination is there.
and this green card thing is like a sign, i don't think there's another way to interpret it
i'll be quite happy watching MD's and 717 again