It seems like I am facing a huge decision somewhere in the near future about my work, my place of living and the most important of them all, my relationship with my girlfriend.

The problem is that the Corporation wants me to travel back here latest in March, while my sweetheart won’t be able to go before September. Her work situation will most probably not allow any kind of long term travel before that, so I am in a nasty situation between missing my loved ones and wanting to move abroad.

On the other hand, an expat deal would be a great career booster, bringing both international and leadership merits to my resume. The pay would probably be good and I could even earn some extra by putting my Oulu home for rent. I would also be closer to Thailand and other such places and could visit exotic places even over weekends. It would be almost everything I have dreamed of, except that I’m not the wild and free bachelor I might have been when setting those goals.

Although the past four weeks have been a thrill, they have also been missing something. I have been missing my GF like hell, regardless of all the new and exciting stuff I still see almost every day. Nothing compares to the feeling you get when seeing something cool, pointing it out and making someone as excited as you are. Words and photos can rely only a fraction of everything I see, hear, taste and smell every day, and I would really like to share all this with someone special. It just doesn’t feel the same without her.

If the pay isn’t extraordinarily high, I think I want to turn down the offer.

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