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My first month in Australia

Somewhere in the sky

It's no secret that my time in Australia was never something that I had planned for this year. It was an impulsive decision I made nearly five months ago, when I was in the midst of heartbreak. When I was sad and I told one of my friends (Hi Jess) about my plans to come here, she said Australia is the best place and would make me happy. How right she was. 

Talking Therapies Newcastle: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

If you've been following my blog from its inception back in January, you may have read the post where I open up about what it's like to suffer from and live with anxiety. Towards the back end of 2016, my anxiety was at an all time high and was taking over control. In an effort to try and gain some control back, I decided to refer myself to have Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). 

Beaches, Harvard and Goodbye: Days 10-14 of Trek America

Sand Beach, Acadia National Park, Maine

Day ten arrived and it meant heading back to the good old U S of A. We were leaving Quebec City and heading to Bar Harbor, Maine. En route, we stopped a little random grocery store to buy food supplies for the next few days (which turned out to be the most stressful and frustrating food shop ever!), then we found a cute little place to make some dinner. It was nice to be out of the van for a little. When we arrived at the Bar Harbor KOA, we pitched our tents and were going for a BBQ style tea that night. Burgers, chips, sweet potato, the lot. 

Parking tickets, Jet Boating and Ghost Tours: Days 6-9 of Trek America

We left Algonquin and headed straight back into civilisation. Our drive to Montreal was going to be around five hours, so to break it up, we decided we would make a pit stop in Canada's capital, Ottawa. It was a beautiful, sunny day, we stopped around dinner time and found a little park to make some dinner. Kaley gave us an hour to explore before we had to hop back on the road. 

Parliament Hill

That's the thing about pain. It demands to be felt.

When the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve (or technically New Year's Day) I was probably the lowest I'd felt in quite a while. The last two months of 2016 were so emotionally draining. I deferred from university, my anxiety was at an all time high, and a relationship that I was quite invested in crashed and burned, and ultimately, I was left feeling exhausted, drained and really hurt.

Rain, Campfires and Smores: Days 1-5 of Trek America

I'm finally getting around to writing about my trip. Hand on heart, it was the best thing I've ever done in my life so far. It's making me feel so nostalgic, and while I have so many good things to look forward to, I am so excited to book myself on another trek.

Washington Square Park