Good luck to you. Your plans sound exciting and rewarding. I am the mom of a college student, and I have had her dog ever since she left home. I knew when she got Moka that she was going away to college the following year and Moka would be staying with me, so it is not like she dumped her dog on me or anything like that. In fact, I love that she has Moka to come home to for short breaks away from school and Moka has been a blessing in helping to cope with her leaving home, like a pice of her is still there. She always includes Moka in her plans after college too, she just assumes responsibility of her, but little does she know, Moka is not going anywhere but right here with me!