<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

I'm faced with a pretty big decision and I need some advice, Reddit. I've gone over all scenarios in my head, but I can't seem to make up my mind. :/

After graduating from a Masters program last August, I quit my job and started traveling. I figured since I'm fairly young (27), I'd better get the travel bug out of my system before settling down into a full-time job (and start paying back those student loans). Come to find out, I absolutely loved traveling and want to continue to do it.

I get home in January to where I left off, only I had no job, no school, and no money to float on. I had to move back in with my parents. Fast forward to last week. I find out I'm accepted into an English teaching program in Europe that starts in October. And today, I'm offered a full-time, benefited, salaried position (pays $48k) with a national research firm about a ten minute drive from where I've grown up my entire life. Long story short, I've basically accepted both offers.

Now here's where I need advice. If I take this teaching position in Europe, I'll have to come up with funds to get me to Europe and to stay afloat out there for a month or two (~4k), but it will be absolutely awesome. If I take this full-time position, I'd lose out on going to Europe and would have to shell out money for a new place to live, but I'd make some money to either save for traveling or pay off my debt.

I just don't know what to do. I really feel like if I take this job, I'll be 'settling down' and become another 'cog in the wheel.' If I take this opportunity in Europe, who knows.. it could lead to bigger and better things outside of teaching. And not only Europe, maybe there are other opportunities out there for me that I'd miss out on because I'm taking this job at home.

Oh, to cap it off, two of my best friends from home are moving out of state.. big time suckage.
<bot>: Take full-time, salaried job close to home OR take a leap and teach English in Europe for scraps?