Coming home

Being in Melbourne again, hurts. There are people here I really really love and don’t want to leave behind again. I hear it’s common to get culture shock when you get back home. I think I skipped that, because firstly I’ve had that before after returning from  months of hitchhiking and hanging out with yogis, and secondly I know I’m not staying.

But, I had pretty high expectations of being here. I thought every day I’d be hanging out with friends drinking beer, drinking coffee, having brunch etc etc etc… For the most part that’s pretty much what I’ve been doing, but I really do get exhausted by people and organizing meeting them. I need to be able to take it for granted that they’ll be there for another day we can hang out. If only everything could just be done on a whim.

I feel like having a midnight picnic on a warm night, but I just know it’ll be only me if I try to round people up at the last minute. Ah well, I refuse to plan it in advance or even think about it. I will whimsically buy wine and drink myself to sleep in a park on my own if I have to.

In some ways it’s great to be working from home now for the last of my stay here. It gives me a something to do other then mope about time and everyones busy schedules. I do like moping though.

It’ll be a good next week and a half.

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  1. Jen’s avatar

    We love you too. I’m going to miss you when you go back.

  2. Neb’s avatar

    It’s good that you synched your trip back with Caf’s visit too. I’m sure you all had a good time catching up!
    How did the spontaneous picnic work out, by the way? Having a solo picnic is perfectly suitable, just so you know… ;D

  3. Tim’s avatar

    It’s been great being here with Caf, many hugs.
    Haven’t had a picnic yet, still may.