DA, I made the same trip 15 years ago around this same time and things worked out very well for me. I know li'l DA will do just fine
(about a year after I moved there, my parents did get the famous "Hi, it's Tracy. I'm engaged. To a sailor I met three weeks ago." phone call, but it's all good)
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