THE MARK OF AN ADVENTURE
Melbourne skyline, taken from the Shrine of Remembrance
Yesterday marked my second week since touching down in Aus. Two weeks filled with a myriad of emotions and an already enormous collection of photos. Before I commence with this poetic and almost pretentious rhetoric (which I know I won’t be bothered to maintain later on in the year), i’ll get to the point of this blog; I simply want to share my thoughts with my family and friends on the other side of the world and log my experiences in a way where I can access them forever. Whether I end up in Australia for the full year, two months, or even end up extending my Visa, this is undoubtedly the biggest jump I feel I have taken in my life so far and I understand that pictures can’t always display emotions accurately.
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Those of you reading may not know why I decided to come out here, and in particular why I decided to come out here alone. In short, I don’t know what I want to do with my life! After school I went straight to university for my undergraduate degree for three years, followed by a year of commuting to London to complete my law conversion as a post-grad. I didn’t pass all of my exams and it took some time to accept that. While I am able to go back and retake these to continue the pursuit of a law career, I question whether this financial and emotional investment is realistically worth it. I’m hoping that a breath out of the education system could help establish an answer to this.
Those of you reading may not know why I decided to come out here, and in particular why I decided to come out here alone. In short, I don’t know what I want to do with my life! After school I went straight to university for my undergraduate degree for three years, followed by a year of commuting to London to complete my law conversion as a post-grad. I didn’t pass all of my exams and it took some time to accept that. While I am able to go back and retake these to continue the pursuit of a law career, I question whether this financial and emotional investment is realistically worth it. I’m hoping that a breath out of the education system could help establish an answer to this.
So why Australia?
Those who know me well understand my enthusiasm for health and fitness, and since taking up Crossfit in July 2017 I was intrigued by the huge Australian presence in the sport. Why are the Aussie’s so good at it? These thoughts got the ball rolling and while I felt dampened by the work load of university, the opportunity to go and see Australia for myself was all the more tempting. It wasn’t until results day that I firmly decided I needed the year to do something different and explore more about what I love. The working visa provided the perfect opportunity for me to come here with a sense of purpose whether that be working to fund my gym-related endeavours, or to work in the fitness industry itself. Either way, I feel that whatever job I end up working in will make this an adventure which can only enrich my life and put me closer to what I want to do in the future!
Over and out. I promise not all of my posts will be quite this long!
