“You’re not from around here,” the shop attendant said, as she swiped through the UK-themed novelty birthday cards I had purchased as a lark for my friends. “No. I’m not,” I sighed. “I’m Australian.” “I love Australia!” She gushed, handing me the receipt. “I’ve been there five times.” Which was wonderful to hear, but still,…
Most people have a few mates outside of their main friendship circle. Say one of them invites you to a party they are throwing, which you feel socially obligated to go to. You turn up, tail your pal for a little while before realising you’re being an annoyance. You then back off and attempt to…
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. – Douglas Adams There are some people who from a young age, are content with what life makes of them. They go to school, graduate, learn a trade or get a degree, date,…
I went to London for the first time when I was twenty years old. I stepped off the train I’d caught from Leeds, out into the city and by nightfall I had fallen and fallen hard. This was where I wanted, needed to be. I felt like I had finally found my home. Problem was,…