The Adventures of Nic

Back where I started?

I grew up in Yeppoon, on the Capricorn Coast. It was only a few years of my childhood but they're the ones I remember best, sun-dazzled memories of life on Meikleville Hill, with ocean views, a forest behind us, and friends on every street. It was idyllic.

And now, I work in Rockhampton, half an hour's drive from that tropical coast, but it still feels like a swamp in the heat. (A good heat, remember that I love it!) Did I ever expect to end up here? Well, no. But it's a wonderful job with some fabulous people and I can fly back to Brisbane every weekend. :D

I'm still not recovered from GF but I know how to manage it (much earlier bedtimes and no racing off to foreign countries). I do really miss England, I miss my 'life' there, but I'm adjusting. Doing this for a while - even though a contract has been signed, I don't think of a particular end date. I will stay in Rocky until it's time to move on again.

The older I get, the more of a drifter I become: I'm so used to change now that the idea of remaining in one place terrifies me. I need to be free to run through the world, meet new people, make new friends, and at the same time, spend time at home with all my family and friends whom I love so much. How to balance that? I'm not sure, I'm still learning. The one thing I do know is that I never want to stop learning, never want to stop having new experiences, because THAT is the great adventure of life.

posted by Nic @ 12:31 AM