re: Any of you ever just packed a bag and left going no where in particular?

My advice...

Find the place you want to live first, and a job second.

A hard worker can always find a job anywhere because he knows there's nothing wrong with a day of honest work, regardless of what it is.

But working in a place that you love... that's the thing that's hard to find.

Be picky. Try some places that are new and different from what you've experienced.

You have a wonderful opportunity here. Don't blow it by trying to fit job A into place B. Find the place, and the job will find you.