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Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Lilydale January 26th 2010

Hello! I'm back, after an involuntary hiatus due to the lack of internet in our new place. Now, though, we have a dongle! Someone run THAT concept past Nana... Anyway, before I besiege your inbox with all of the latest goings on in my life, here's a little essay I wrote in a quiet moment, just to get you back into the swing of things: I am reclining in a comfortable seat, one of a scattered crowd of those elite sport obsessives, domestic cricket fans - our numbers, in the hundreds, seemingly reduced to a mere handful by the vast, cavernous majesty of the MCG. I am bathed in glorious sunshine but have access to ample shade, sun block and water, not to mention beer on tap just yards away. I am privileged to be witnessing ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Lilydale December 8th 2009

Thanks for all your comments and messages. Yes Ged, February’s fine, we’ll see you then! and Trish, make sure you and James pay us a visit in March please. My next blog will be topic based and a bit shorter, but first, as promised, here’s Part Two of the day by day stuff: Mon Nov 23 Today was mostly spent in pursuit of gainful employment. I’d already started looking for JOBS and the hunt goes on to this day. Neill is always ‘helpfully’ handing me newspapers with a few circled suggestions! I’ve applied for loads of office stuff, some of which looks quite interesting, and despite a couple of rejections, most places have said they’ll take a few weeks to select interviewees so we’ll see. Rosie’s written me an excellent reference for the events management positions ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Lilydale November 29th 2009

Welcome to my first blog! I’m sorry that it’s taken me so long to get started, but here, to get you caught up, is the first half of a day by day account of my Aussie experience so far: Wed Nov 18 After a long but actually not too gruelling journey I landed in Melbourne at 6.30am and, a little over cautiously, sought assurance that camel’s milk chocolate purchased in Dubai wouldn’t be an issue at customs. This done, I emerged to find Sarah waiting, which was, well, tremendous, obviously - we’ve no current plans to self impose another three-month separation! I was wide eyed and struggling to take everything in as she drove home, and the first sign of jet lag was my comment on kids ‘walking home from school’ when obviously they were on ... read more




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