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Appreciations in Two Parts; or, Things I Miss, Or Don't
28January2006 [directLink] [personal]
Having been back in Australia just over a week, I’ve been thinking about the differences between there and here, before and after, Australia and France… My old life and my new (old) life.
There are things I already miss, and there are things I like about being back. In the balance, I do feel that I’d rather be over in Europe, but I certainly needed to move on from what I was doing hanging around Reims. Plus, I came back to Aus to finish my film degree, and that’s definitely something I want to be doing… though maybe not just yet
So, I’m writing two lists, one pro-France, one pro-Australia… Though really, they’re not just about France and Australia, they’re about two different lives. And in no particular order:
Appreciations the First: France
- I loved the way of life and the café culture
- loved living so close the the city centre; being able to walk out for a drink whenever and being there in five minutes
- that alcohol was available in supermarkets
- that alcohol was available in cafés
- living on my own, having my own space; sleeping when and if I felt like it
- high speed internet with all the bells and whistles
- public transport systems that worked, wherever I went in Europe; not looking forward to travelling to uni again
- being so close to completely different cultural settings
- falling in love with Paris
Appreciations the Second: Australia
- shops being open Sundays
- though the heat is a shock, love that winter isn’t so extreme
- institutions being not so difficult to deal with
- a government and education system that isn’t quite so brainwashing
- the colour of the light
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