Well hello again, it’s been a while and for that matter I
feel like I should probably reintroduce myself onto my own blog (weird!).
Over the course of these past 3 months, little old me has
travelled nearly 9,000 miles across the world to Australia on her own- creating
the first chapter in my Travel Adventures.
However, as much as I planned to blog every day and document
my trip, I was having too much of an experience to even think about taking the
time to blog everyday- so I shall post below what I got up too in detail/
pictures.
However, Australia wasn’t just an experience of a lifetime,
it taught be valuable lesson that has helped to shape my personality.
One of the many questions I got asked before I embarked on
this trip, was, ‘Are you going to find yourself?’ and in my usual dismissive
nature I snorted of course not- as at the time, I was very apprehensive about self-enlightenment.
As I’m sure you would have guessed that did very much change, and it wasn’t
till arrived back home after nearly 6 weeks out of the UK that I fully realised
this. Australia taught me a number of things:
*Nature is beautiful: I have always enjoyed bike rides and walking
along the sea front on days out. But this appreciation for nature and people
has stepped up a notch since my trip. I think people spend too much time
looking at a screen and not enough time appreciating the scenery and the
amazing world we live in. Considering I didn’t have my phone out while I was
away, I learnt how to look up and appreciate the scenery. Australia is an
active country so therefore I got into going on long walks and sitting down at
a bench and watching the world go by.
*Worry less: I am, and
have always been, the biggest worrier you could ever meet. I get worked up
about the tiniest of things creating a problem that wasn’t even there to begin
with. Now many people, were shocked to
learn I was going 9,000 miles away on my own. However, the big adventure has
done me well. I learnt to do things on my own that I wouldn’t have otherwise
been able to do and in fact understood there’s more to worry about than not
being at the train station 15 minutes earlier.
*The World is huge: One
of the best pieces of advice I would give to anyone (even friends) is get out
of your hometown even if its for a weekend and even do it on your own. I learnt a lot more about myself when I was
not surround by the influence and natures of the people I had spent 19 years of
my life with- you got to do something of your own interest. Speak to new people
with different ideas and different stories. I met the loveliest elderly German
gentleman called Otto, who was a young child during WW2 and hearing his stories
were fascinating. However, I also learnt that in fact the world does not
revolve around your hometown and there’s far more important places in the
world. Travelling to Australia taught me the world is huge, it gave me a thirst
for experiencing new places and an insight into how naive I was just focusing
my life around the small area I call home.
*Happiness starts within: Now one thing I would say has changed is my
outlook on life. I do very much believe in a healthy lifestyle and Australia is
very much a healthy country, I had a freshly squeezed juice everyday. Anywhere
I turned I could buy healthy banana bread- it’s a country full of the fresh
fabulous food. Creating me into the biggest healthy foodie ever since and
something I’m slowly learning. But also happiness is about doing something you
love. Life is too short to be stuck under a cloud where you aren’t happy or are
just plodding along. Life is about experiences and activities. If you love
something you should do it, be enthusiastic. The World is well and truly your
oyster if you believe in yourself.
*Peaceful Mind: Now if
you read my ‘Summer Bucket List’ you’ll remember I wanted to try out Yoga. Well
I very much succeeded in that and try and give myself half an hour a day of
Yoga- my favourite Yoga tutorial ‘Yoga with Adrienne’ on You Tube, I found it
really easy to follow her and she even has a 30 day Yoga playlist which was
brilliant to easy yourself into Yoga. But it gave me a peace of mind. I never
really understood it. But honestly its my new found favourite thing to do. When
its nice weather I even complete my yoga session in the garden with the birds
tweeting, bringing a whole new calm vibe. Yoga has made me connect with my body
and own internal emotions and I think that’s partly the reason I have learnt to
love myself and be chill just like the majority of Australian seem to be!
So on that note, Hello my name is Kelly. I’m 19 and a
history student in London. I love healthy food, books, and clothes and have a
passion now for travelling. I’m a newbie to Yoga and very much am a peaceful
life enthusiast.
So
lets start this new journey.
A life of happiness is worth living
Love
Kelly
xox
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