My SO got an internship at Volkswagen in Verona, for 6 months.
Not only did he get an internship, he also got 4 interviews in ONE week. And this dude has been out of school for barely a month!!!

I'm happy for the guy, don't get me wrong, but damn, I gotta start working harder to at least getting one interview.

But yes, so far so good with job opportunities for him.

Which also leads me to my next topic, the potential closing of the distance.
I have thought and worried sooo much about WHO would be the one to move and it was always too difficult to tell and figure out since neither of us was really starting our careers yet. But he has started first.

Where he is going with his future, it's looking like it will take him a few years to get situated and gain experience in order for him to consider transferring.
So that being said, I have decided to be the one to move to be with him. I have been going back and forth with this in my mind for a while.
The point is, I don't think I can handle another two years of this LD thing, and if that means me moving over there to be with him ,then I'm cool with that.

There is just so much shit to consider though. Seriously, this is no joke people. I'm sure a lot of you can relate.
Job situations, the language, entirely different culture, absolutely no one that you know there. You will alone. Well maybe not alone, since the SO is there to help.
And then there's the stuff you have to take care of at home before you start planning to leave. Bills, family......... wow, I just realized I don't have much holding me back here. I would consider myself lucky for that actually.
Money is a big factor for me though. Gotta pay them bills.

There are a good number of people encouraging me to make this move. They keep saying that I am young, it's a chance to travel and live somewhere different. Take advantage while I still can.

I thought about it, and you know what, they are right.
I am young. I don't have a bunch of responsibilities to worry about yet.
Yes I have ALL of my family here =( and that's what holds me back a liiiittle bit. My biggest fear is moving away and something terrible happening (knock on wood) and me not being able to fly back home to be there for my family.
Goodness how terrible would that be?!? That's what I worry about the most.
And another thing, I really hope I find some kind of job there, because I really really do not want to have to depend on my bf for every little thing, especially financially. I mean I know I will have to depend on him for the first months there, since it'll all be so new, but I don't want to have to worry about not having enough money of my own for emergencies.

I'm thinking this will happen next year. I still want to get a good job here and work my butt off to gain that experience myself and save a ton of money to move.
The only thing I've done is research on visas.
And looking into getting certified to teach english as a backup job there.

I would live there for a couple years, then hopefully he can transfer back to the US, because let me tell you, I will be craving that peanut butter!
And missing the family of course!