Just feeling all the pressure. Haven't stopped moving. Even tonight I've been working. So today I went looking for a chocolate milkshake (ended up with the hot chocolate, see below), but guess what, they don't have them! At least not common enough to find without going to McDonalds. I mean, you can buy a milkshake in Woolworths in Australia. Flavouvered milk comes in 3L family packs.
It's just these little pleasures that make you realise how far you are from home. And talking to someone about it, it occured to me: I miss the sun that feels like it's trying to beat you into the ground. I miss having the windows open at night without freezing. I miss going to the lounge room to play Tekken on the PlayStation. I miss the horizon that is flat and blue with just that slight curve to let you know the world is round.
I think I'm going to get over most of this homesickness. But I swear I'm going to find a damned chocolate milkshake here somewhere. And not at Starbucks, even if they do have them. Just some little shop. That hopefully includes taxes in their prices.
9 comments:
It should pass. Always takes a while to settle into a new place. At least you have a nice place to live (well, looks good from the photos anyway).
A friend of mine setup a phone number in Canberra so that we can call him in China for the cost of a local call.
You could always post some more pics of your place - specifically from the balcony looking out, and the surrounds.
:-)
It's quite a nice view.. the neighbouring building and neighbours who keep their blinds closed :D One day you might just catch them with the blinds open or they might catch you staring at them... ;)
I'll post photos in a few days. I want to post more of what it's like just one or two blocks from my place. The views are amazing. But yeah, my balcony is the awning covering the front entrance to my building. Just to give you an idea of how high up I am. :)
Oookay. I'm fairly used to walls and, on ocasion floors, talking to me.. but.. not balconies. Hmm. Very strange. This one's a pervert too by the sounds of it :-) :P
guilty ;) That's why I'm also the fly on the wall ;)
ooooh.. more info than I needed to know! :P
Don't worry about the things from back home, just think about all the new things you can discover while you are over there!
Ahh g-day mate - agree with Wayne enjoy over there while there. Oz will still be here whenever you get back. And with the current government we are not going anywhere fast and the opposition is doing all it can to help. PS sky is still blue and horizon still round will advise if it changes
See ya later ya bastard
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