Yeah, it is a huge step. After 4 years of working as a programmer in an international company I left the job and I’m glad I did.
I’m from Georgia (the country). Cost of living is quite low here so now I’m working part time as a translator and also work for a certain YouTube channel, it’s music related so it’s cool. At the same time I’m learning music theory and plan to learn orchestration. As long as I have enough to survive, I don’t want to hurry, I just try to enjoy the process of producing and learning making music. Lately AJ rejects my tracks but that’s OK. Every other stock music site approved almost all of my tracks but those tracks don’t sell, so I’m just taking my time.
Btw, my part-time projects have nothing to do with my country, both of my employers are from abroad which is why I love the internet.