So sorry to hear about your breakup. I have to agree with fig, you still have a lot of healing to do and where better to do it then in Switzerland. Like you said it's only 6 months and it would give you the time and distance that would make healing possible. Besides that, it's an adventure. You have nothing holding you where you are right now and that won't always be the case. There's a whole world out there besides southern Illinois. It will be there when you get back and who knows what might come of it!
