Oh? Why is the US out of the question now?
I grew up in the country, but there's too much I've grown accustomed to about big cities. As much as I'd like to go back to living in the country, I think I'm more or less a city person now. There's too much I'd miss.
Anyway, yeah, take your time. It's probably best to start slowly, not to move to some far off place straight away.
Oh, and I might be verbose, but verbosity isn't necessarily a good thing, even in writing.

It takes you off on massive tangents.