I can't believe I have only been home for a week. Not even. I feel like I have done way too much for so little time. Catching up with old friends, watching movies (note: watching a 3D movie with your mam is SO much fun!), going to gigs, being mauled by the dentist (okay, so maybe that is a tiny bit of an exaggeration), making plans, going climbing, getting back into the gym. My feet haven't really touched the ground. I'm enjoying my last few days off work (back to the grind in the old job on Monday) and continuing my mastering of the art of procrastination, which means I haven't yet finished sorting out my stuff, or started the A Level Biology course I was supposed to be starting... Everything in good time.
I made a big decision at the end of my time in Australia. To go back to uni next year to study Speech and Language Therapy (hence the A Level Biology). So, I have 18 months to work and save, and prepare. Oh, and decide where to apply to. It feels good to have direction - even if I will be forced to stay in one place for longer than a year or so - and I'm really quite excited about using my brain again. I'm such a geek.
But first, I must cast my mind back a week or so. To my beloved Melbourne. I'm so glad for the opportunity to get to know it so well. As a whole, it was an awesome year. The summer particularly topped the awesome list of course. While I'll miss the quirky buildings, the atmosphere, shopping/drinking/eating/coffeeing on Brunswick Street, the warmth, the footy (yes, really! and yes, Cathy I do still have my scarf ;)), the music, the after work drinks with the Yellow crew, eating tofu at Yoyogi with Rom, the laneway bars, the art, the rooftop cinemas (and the ability to have them!); there's nothing I'll miss more than the people. A place is nothing without the people. You all know who you are, and hopefully you know what you mean to me. Thank you for an awesome one, and I'll see you again somewhere, somewhen. Stay in touch. Come visit :)
