Originally Posted by quantum-x

Reality is: she's going to be there for the next year.
So, you either go over there to be with her, and hope like fuck you don't cramp her style, cos it would really suck to be dumped in a foreign country (well.. maybe not so bad, see the note about backpackers..)
Or, you let her do her thing over there. Don't be the dude that tries to clamp her life down of what she can or can't do.. cos the 3 continents between you two will probably mean she'll do what she wants anyhow.

BTW, I'm not a total chump at this: I tried long-distance between France and AU (both ways). Both times it went tits up, lol.