This blog has seen its fair share of excitement lately (what with the road trip and with the fire) and in an effort to keep it going, I now have some fairly significant news to share.
On September 12th, I am moving to Sydney for 6 months.
As you know, all of my family are from and currently live in Australia. Though we moved to the States when I was young, I have always considered Australia “home” and have longed for the holiday trips which take me there each Christmas. But it’s never enough time. It’s truly an incredible place. The people, the food, the beaches, the culture. I love it all.
When I quit my job back in June, spending at least a few months in Australia was a large part of my plan. I am excited to take advantage of my newfound freedom and mobility, as well as the opportunity to live in an endless summer!
My general plan is to spend time with my family, especially my grandparents, to travel and see parts of the country I haven’t yet made my way to, and to for at least a while, consider Sydney home. I will make new friends, shoot as much as I can, try to make a bit of money and finally learn to surf. About damn time.
I plan to return to New York in late spring, after a brief detour in Southeast Asia.
I am really, really excited for what this experience will bring to my life. It’s all about learning for me, about taking a chance to figure out where I want to live, what I want to do and who I want to be. It’s a process. What can I say, I always seem to take the long way ‘round.
So as always, I hope that you will continue to keep up with the blog and you can count on me sharing the good (and bad) of it all with you.
So, who’s in for a Sydney meet-up?