having a mere two weeks (not even) of London time left before i head back to mother land Australia – Melbourne I thought there must be so many things I’ve learnt from my move. From friendships, relationships, resilience, independence, and purpose.. definitely still learning all and more of the above although writing this down may…
Summertime happiness
Its mid July and finally we’re seeing those rays of sunshine! Life is so much better when the suns out no matter where you live and although there’s always endless fun to be had here, when its warm there is nothing to complain about when you can wear a limited amount of clothing and spend…
Dalston is the shit
My first official home in London was in Shepherds Bush. “of course you live there!” is the usual response I would receive as thats”where all the Aussies live”. Yes it is true, but to be honest we are actually everywhere! I soon discovered that although my little home in Shebu was very cute and for…
Friend grabbing
In this post I’m talking about a certain technique my friend Shannon and I like to call “friend grabbing” Ive been meaning to write about his since a conversation I had with a Shannon a Kiwi girl I met in Lagos (Portugal) when i first left Australia, came over for dinner to my place in…
Too much poor at the end no middle of the month
I had heard London was a bit of a struggle town – I really just thought people were complaining or weren’t prepared enough before arriving. No.. no no.. its true. example numero uno The reason I’m writing this is apart from it being quite a little life challenge here is i was just telling mum…
Missing Home
So its been a good 8 months I’ve been away from home now! Time has flown so quickly its crazy. I spent my first two months traveling around Europe solo which was an amazing experience in itself. 6 months into my London life and I’m finally feeling really quite settled..kind of.. as settled as I…
Market Days
Sundays in London are my favourite day. When not hung over that is, and lets be honest it is a massive win on a Sunday, saturday and friday when your not feeling like you’ve had one too many gin and slims at the pub. But other then those I do love Sundays here. Reason is…
4.11.2015
Chatting to my housemate Libby today (one of the three Kiwis I live with in my share house) and we were discussing how shocked we are that it’s been over two months since arriving in London. time just flys here as there is always something happening. Tonight is so called Bonfire night where the city…
Pre-departure check list
Feelings of Excitement and anxiety were pretttttty present before I left but heres my to do list to be as prepared as possible (not that I was but this will hopefully be of some use to anyone planning to make the move) and help with the transition Visa Flight booked car – if your planning to…
It’s happening
I’ve always been abit of a free spirt so called well that’s what I’ve been told anyway, why not just go for it has always been my response. Totally cliche but regret what you’ve done, not what you haven’t done.” So there’s me Easter Sunday with the family chatting about life as you do. “You’ve…
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