October 21, 2015

Bye, Mildura, Bye!

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Mildura, Australia: a photo-heavy goodbye to my home of 4½ months.

Goodbyes are never easy
And this one’s especially hard
‘Cause after all, there is this saying
“Home is where you leave your heart”

Whether I was deep in melancholy
Or high up on the clouds
I could never rest my head
‘cause Mildura filled my head with doubts

Now it’s time to go find a home
And leave this personal Hell
No offense Mildura, but I need to find true happiness
And maybe I’ll even find myself

Here in Mildura, I’ve made friends and I’ve made enemies, and a lot of money. I’ve been constantly drunk on gin and some sort of feeling, restlessness maybe. I’ve felt overwhelming waves of melancholia, leaving behind seemingly bottomless puddles of boredom and doubts. Doesn’t help that someone stole my money and threatened to beat me with a chair.

So now, I’m on a plane alone with my whole life in a suitcase, a backpack and a carry-on, a total weight of almost 40 kg. I haven’t been good at limiting myself.

On the way to Sydney, its familiarity comforting, its opportunities frightening. It would be so easy if everything was planned, taken care of beforehand. But then life would be too easy, and that’s no fun either… right?

Goodbye to MFC

Goodbye to Mildura Spring

Goodbye to my roommates

And just goodbye, Mildura