Originally Posted by valygrl

Nice.

My dad surprised the heck out of me - I thought he would be scared for me, tell me to take the conservative path, keep my job, prepare for my future...

He told me to go and enjoy the most out of my life. He was on his deathbed, at the time.

Claire - go if you want to, even if you are scared. If you don't want to, but feel you are too far down the planning path to back out, don't go.