That’s still better than most. I’m not sure if you’re aware of it but pretty much every movie and book is also available on German so if you e.g. have Netflix you can often just enable the German dubs and e.g. combine it with English subtitles.
That in reverse really helped me with learning English.
Your age changes the situation a bit, the thing with learning a new job is called “Ausbildung” or if you combine it with studying “Duales Studium” in Germany but that’ll be difficult at your age because companies usually have an age limit there. It’s meant for people that just finished school to get a start.
However, there are other options.
Some official information can be found here:
https://www.bmi.bund.de/EN/topics/migration/immigration/labour-migration/labour-migration-node.html
If you like, I’ll also ask around a bit. My parents in law are both immigrants from different countries and another family member works for the “Agentur für Arbeit”.
That you learned the language before can be a great help!
I bet you also have other skills that could help you stay afloat for a while. There’s also a possibility to learn the language and a job (usually paid) at the same time if you go into a field where businesses are having trouble to find new personnel. However, these are usually not the best paying jobs or very physically demanding jobs (there’s a reason for a lack of personnel).
Certainly if you want to do it in a public school but as freelancer or “Nachhilfe” not much
You could eg study there for very low cost, that’s one reason for a permit. Or you could work there, e.g. as English teacher (learning English is mandatory on pretty much every European country).
e.g. https://www.germany-visa.org/
If you seriously consider it, you can PM me.
I wished US citizens would live in Europe for a year or two.
They should exclusively show Andrew Tate content, nothing else.
What about drag races?
Trickle or treat!