I'll never be broke in Sydney again

This week, I think I've worked out what travelling is all about... Another week in the big city of Sydney. A warm one, with spells of English weather. A couple of times walking into work in a wonderful mist. You know that rain that isn't too heavy, it's almost comforting? That kind of rain. Without going on a tangent about the weather though, I learned a lot this week, and there's quite a lot to talk about. Firstly let me start by welcoming you back - and doing so, I have a question: spontaneous are you? The "Should I have done that?" conundrum Here's the thing about travelling: you do so much in an often short space of time, you often do things you probably shouldn't have. From a memories perspective - what you will tell your kids, as the saying goes - that holiday you went on was the best idea. When it came to paying your rent that same week? Calamatous. The point I'm making,  and maybe it is because I'm trying to comfort myself a bit, is tha...

Yeah, well, that wasn’t quite how I wanted to start the blog… Quite interesting really, maybe the world knew I needed a first topic for the blog, so hey, they took the one thing I needed most off of me, a job. Joking. The reality is, working in sales - direct sales to be exact - which involves door-to-door fundraising, isn’t easy. Things were sort of difficult anyway; beating myself up about new challenges isn’t something I’ve always done, but since moving here, and facing more pressures - largely financial - i’ve struggled with it a fair bit. Knocking on a door seems easy, and to some it is, I think I struggled with the “No’s” - some polite, some, well, let’s not even go there. The reality of sales is, you have to get sales. While that seems like a daft statement (for the Aussie’s, that means silly), what I mean is that, there is a pace to it. I didn’t match that pace, and naturally lost my job because of it. Did I feel I could have done with more time? To be honest, yes. When I walke...

  The reality is, it isn’t uncommon. But actually, I’m not here to moan about how expensive Sydney is, or actually how broke I am, but rather a state of mind. You can interpret “I will never be broke in Sydney again” in two ways: 1) Yay! I will never be broke in Sydney again - can’t wait to get through this tough period, and back home, comfortable and rent-free 2) I will never be broke again in Sydney. I have to live for every moment, and realise that despite the financial pressure, this is one of the most amazing experiences someone can have - I should feel incredibly grateful to be here, and to have had the support from loved ones to do this. How you feel isn’t always a choice, when you travel - at least because of how social media portrays it - you always want to be happy, and if not be happy, look happy. What I want you to remember is that, while I am not asking you to post the days when you’re upset, just recognise them - it is part of the travel experience, and it shapes us....