Would you go?

my partner is chilean. i moved to chile (i'm not assuming this is startup chile, just giving my story) when she got a job here (many years ago). i found a job when i arrived (actually, not such a great job, it turned out, but i survived).<p>that wasn't to join an accelerator, and it was moving <i>with</i> someone, but it wasn't so hard. moving to another country is both easier and harder than you might think. it's easier in that really, it's just not hard. i mean, you just do it. like falling off a log. it's harder in that, over the much longer timescale, living in a different culture affects different people in different ways.<p>but the only way you can find out is to do it.<p>what i am trying to say is that i would not let worrying about the NEW things put me off. it's not too hard / if it is too hard you can do something else.<p>BUT i would still worry about the OLD things - what you might be losing. for example, would you be leaving a partner or, say, ill family behind? that's the kind of thing you can see and understand now, and decide on.<p>so i would think about what i would be losing. those are known things. if you're not losing much, then go for it. the new can't be predicted and there's no real reason to think it will be bad...<p>ps i have always been careful financially (and lucky in coming from a middle class background), so have always had savings to fall back on. i guess that is something i simply assume; ymmv there.

depends. What other side of the world would it be? How old are you? What will it cost you to move back if it fails? Do you have that contingency plan ready? Your career prospects after that experience will be impacted by how this experience will turn out, but overall I think it should be positive, because it shows you are ready to try new things, and you are not afraid to take some risks. However, you should talk about this with several HR people to understand exactly the consequences.<p>Your friends don't want you to go because of the bounds you have with them, obviously, but I'm sure they'll support you if you choose to go, but remember to keep thoose bounds alive, it's essential.

work out if you trust them, work out what is the worst that could happen (i.e. ending up sleeping on friends floors back home if it all goes wrong) - if that is acceptable then go<p>Your friends can always visit<p>“If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go in business because we’d be cynical: ‘It’s gonna go wrong.’ Or ‘She’s going to hurt me.’ Or ‘I had a couple of bad love affairs so therefore …’<p>“Well, that’s nonsense. You’re going to miss life. You’ve got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down.” Ray Bradbury (Note: do not try with actual cliffs!)

Sounds like an EPIC adventure.