There's really nothing you put out there that should really stop you. You're moving away anyways, might as well end it with something. I did the same thing when I was younger and the only thing that went wrong was that I didn't go through with it completely.
If I did, I might've had a few more good experiences. Even though I didn't I feel perfectly fine and a little bit curious as to what would've happened. I don't feel any soul-crushing regret or feel complete embarrassment or anything like that.
Ask for her phone number. Be brave. Just go for it.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.