Sounds amazing Julia, we are all there with you and like Jeff said, you are doing something lots of us are envious of and wish we were doing!!
Well done on leaving Joe, you are brave and did the right thing for yourself. Well done you!!
Hugs, Al x PS: I was thinking, although you are on the other side of the world, having the odd lonely or wobbly moment.. how cool is it that you have a whole forum of friends here for you every day pulling for you and checking up on you! That must take the sting out of travelling alone
Me:40! H:37 Together: 12yrs IDLY & left 11/07 ADs 03/08 OW 8/08 Reconciled 05/09 now married! my thread
I love reading your updates - there are quite a few of us living vicariously, I think. My walkabout will have to wait until my kids are grown, though...
Things aren't particularly good at the moment really. I have some kind of chest infection thing which means I am feeling rubbish. I went round looking for jobs yesterday but couldn't speak to introduce myself. I have $100 in my account as my last work didn't pay me. The hostel is not social so I'm not making friends, but actually feel to ill to bother anyway.
I'm not really sure I want to be in Perth as it is a city and I want a different experience but I'm not sure what to do next. I'm not sure I made the right decision in moving from Port Douglas so quickly, although I know it was probably the right thing to do. I miss Joe and wonder what he is thinking and I am sitting at the computer crying.
Well that was a total feeling sorry for myself post!
Had a walk down to the water and a bit of breakfast and feel a little better. I think I just need a break to get better so hey, that's what credit cards are for. I'm just going to take it easy the next few days and enjoy this beautiful city because it really is lovely.
There is a good mix of old buildings and new buildings and it has a lovely laid back vibe. There are the usual shops that you find in every Oz city and then nice individual ones to. There is a gorgeous expanse of water which means that you don't get that claustrophobic feel that you get in other cities, it's one of the features that I really love about Australian cities. It also has this really subtle smell of eucalyptus which is so different to usual city smells. In certain places it reminds me a little of Boston, but newer. There was a guy in the main mall playing rags on a piano which he wheeled out which was fantastic and although it is chilly here the sun shines.
I think really that I won't stay here that long and look for a job elsewhere. In reality I came to Australia to live a different life for a while and as I live in a city at home I'm going to head away from the city here, I'm just not sure in which direction yet.
It's hard moving away from somewhere that I had got so comfortable in, and I was spoilt living in paradise for so long. I'm glad I left before it became paradise lost though. I just wish I knew a few more people but on the positive side as I can't actually speak at the moment, socialising probably isn't the best thing anyway.
I miss Joe but reassure myself that he went from saying it wasn't working to not being able to let me go (hugging wise) so that is the best possible outcome. If I had stayed any longer I think it would have gone sour. And hey, at least I'm not pregnant from my stupid incident last month!
So a long day stretching ahead trying not to spend any money. I can feel a lot of walking coming on!
Have a think about Margaret River (to the south) or maybe Kalbarri (north) or Broome (futher north). If you want away from the city you don't have to go too far in Perth. Mabe check out Fremantly or Joondalup. Depends on what you're after though.
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As soon as you trust yourself you will know how to live. Goethe
