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A year on and I am alive...

So... hi there... it’s been a while and for that I apologise. I don’t even really know where to start to be honest. I suppose an update on where I am now might be handy. I am currently writing this whilst sitting on rose bay beach in Sydney surrounded by loads of dogs and some awesome friends I have met here.









 I finally left the farm last October and returned to Sydney. The farm was one of the most challenging experiences of my life. I learnt so much and was lucky enough to meet two girls which have become friends for life. I had my little lamb who I loved and the cows who are the most adorable stupid and funny animals. Leaving was incredibly scary. For four months I had been cut off from the world and in a bubble with next to no reception. 




Upon arrival it was a whirlwind few weeks of freedom. The city was overwhelming. So much noise and so many options. Having only seen the same faces for four months it was strange being in a crowd of people. But I again was lucky. I met people who made me laugh. We took a trip to the blue mountains. I took trips to the beach. Went out every night and drank copious amounts of goon. 















After a couple of weeks I started a new job. It’s a sales job which I have been doing since then. I thought I would maybe struggle but actually it’s been good and I actually really love it. I work with some incredibly funny and kind people. It keeps me busy hence why you haven’t heard much from me. I have been to Canberra a few times for work which has always been fun.




Australia has had a weird few months, in the past week there have been fires, dust storms, glorious sunshine and hailstorms. I cannot be convinced that climate change doesn’t exist. 

This last year has been a blur. I have met some of the most incredible people and still can’t really comprehend what I have seen and experienced. From the Taj Mahal to Komodo dragons this past year has been the year of my life. I am also not ready to come home just yet. I want to stay here in Australia for as long as I can before returning to Asia for as long as I can. I don’t have any plans. I also apologise for this as I know my friends and family would like something more definite but I just can’t commit to this right now. I experienced an Australian Christmas which was spent drinking on the beach. It was a very different Christmas for sure but I had fun. I go out for drinks and dinner with my roommates and work colleagues. 








My life now is completely different to back in the UK, to be honest I don’t really recognise myself. I have a constant tan, the sun has bleached my hair and I have more freckles then ever before. Personality wise I am also very different. I no longer have to obsess and plan over every small detail. I don’t feel the need to know exactly where we are eating or plan a schedule down to the minute. I no longer obsess over my every flaw in the mirror. I don’t stand on scales every day and feel awful if the screen shows another pound from the day before. To be honest the last time I used a scale was in Laos where they were comparing my weight to that of a bear. I have no idea if I have gained or lost weight. I no longer spend time in my day worrying about my appearance. In fact I no longer care about if I have a spot or my make up smudges in the rain. I have learnt the difference about things that can and can’t be controlled. To be honest I am way more chilled out (potential too much). For the last week I have been thinking I should book my tickets to see my parents in Thailand in may and just haven’t yet (dad, I promise I will do it tonight). Something that before I would have been on straight away. I suppose I have just realised things will get done and that I can do it later. I no longer feel the need to be perfect. The fact is that I’m not and never will be and that’s ok. The person I am now is the one that’s always up for a laugh or drink and try dragging me away from an ocean. My priorities are no longer to have the ‘perfect life’ everyone dreams of but instead to just take each day and week as it comes. To look for the positive in each day and just enjoy myself. 

I am going to try and start posting more regularly but again there is no pressure. 

The main thing is I am alive and to be honest better than ever before. 


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