<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

I received my degree in Marketing in May 2009 and immediately afterward, took a family trip to Hawaii as my graduation present. Aside from the usual novelties of Hawaii (scenery, weather), I fell in love with the place. The people were all so incredibly nice and friendly and the lifestyle is completely different. They seem to value the important aspects of life and not bother themselves with the expectations people share over here on the mainland. A good way to describe what I noticed is that there they live by a "work to live" mantra, whereas here we follow a "live to work" attitude. When you meet someone here, you can almost guarantee that you will be initially judged based on what you do for a living. It seems like their outlook on that is different. 

Point being, I was so happy while there and loved interacting and constantly being around the people in that state. I've had this strong desire to up and move there, at least for a couple of years. One big thing that scares me is the dramatic change and the fact that I know no one out there.

Has anyone been in a similar situation (not just Hawaii) and actually gone through with it? How did that turn out?
<bot>: I went to Hawaii, fell in love with the lifestyle and now really want to quit my job and move out there but am too cowardly to take the leap