liminal-dev
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hiAndrewQuinn
Well, I moved to Finland 6 months after graduating college to be with my fiancee, now-wife, and that worked out great for me. So I'm inclined to say, first and foremost, move to wherever you find who you love.

If you don't yet have a person like that in your life, then I'd recommend move to wherever puts you in the best position to find them. If you already do, then I would say move to wherever your ambition takes you, and try not to let sunk cost fallacy bite you too hard.

tolerance
Maybe “your people” are not the ones who have the same sort of profession as you do and your “world” is not the industry that you’re a part of.

Think about. It probably isn’t. I mean, I hope after some thought you can reason that it isn’t.

7373737373
This is something I often wonder when I see historical video footage - why do the people there were where they were? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ1OgQL9_Cw

In retrospect they may have missed out on many things, if they were in another place at that time, life might have turned out much differently for them, for the better or worse. But life is oftentimes happenstance or habit, instead of willed intentional (inter)action.

Habitual or even changes of perspective can be rare, and choosing to explore without any direction can be very difficult.

genezeta
Wherever you go, there you are.

Or in other words, sometimes the problem is thinking that you need to move while what you might be needing is to change.

Then again, you are 27. You are still able to move wherever you want without too much effort. So, if you think you need to move, do so. But going back to the paragraph above, don't just move. Do think about what it is that you're looking for, what you expect to achieve with the move. And then consider that moving may be a part of the solution but that you may need other parts to reach your goals.

oumua_don17
If you have liked music and now you realise after staying away for a while that you miss software engineering may be a signal that you should find something that is at the intersection of both domains. Usually there is also longevity in such kind of work. YMMV, good luck!!!
rozenmd
Ppersonally I learned French, moved to France, and started working remotely for American companies.

10/10 would recommend.