In the Neighbourhood

On Friday I finished work early and took a walk around my neighbourhood with my crappy camera:


















The place I live is by a beach across the sea from Wellington. There is a ferry that goes from one pier to the other, and business people commute each day. It's the first European settlement in the Wellington region, being settled in January 1840. The first settlers arrived on the ship Aurora., but the settlement was abandoned and everyone moved over to Wellington on account of the settlement resting on a swamp, which is understandable.
New Zealand is a young country. Most of the original architecture remains, which isn't a great feat considering it's only 100 years old. I like the place that I live. It's quaint and feels like a little village. It's multicultural and creative. But my mind is still on Sydney.

Do you live where you do deliberately, or is it just something that happened because of convenience? And if you could, where else on earth would you most like to live?

Brighter Things

Some things have happened this week that have made me feel really disheartened and sad. I know that most people wouldn't be bothered as much as me but I've always been really effected by the changes a Government makes that I don't believe are in the best interests of society.


This article pretty much sums it all up.

It will be really sad to leave Wellington but it seems stupid to stay. I love this city, I love the people. It's a really special place. But it's not worth staying and missing out on the opportunity to start a family.

I have a phone interview for a recruitment agency in Sydney in about 15 minutes. My stomach is in knots.

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