In reply to Vlad:
> (In reply to Helen R) So if I left it 10 years I would still be ok...that's cool.
Just make sure that when you look back, you don't view those 10 years as wasted years waiting to go.
Also think about what could crop up in 10 years that will make you want to stay ie schooling and how the people you think you will upset now, why would they be less upset then?
Just do what's right for you and whoever would go with you.