Right now, I should be in absolute shock and wonderment. I’m sitting comfortably in the rental home of three elderly Japanese people, who have just…
Seven months into a student exchange in Europe, and I’d only seen two Australians. One was guy who had little interest in reminiscing about our…
The plates circulated like a runway at fashion week, except instead of haute couture, the models were dressed in shades of raw fish, and instead…
It’s my second day on the streets of Moscow and the dentist I think I’m booked in to see doesn’t exist. I walk with my…
Having finished high school, gotten my place at uni and taken a gap year, I was at a bit of a loose end. The thought…
“My name is Nirvana. I am 26 years old, and I am here to find the love of my life.” This is a sentence I…
At the crisp hour of seven on a winter’s morning, I arrived in Venice. The city was eerily empty and quiet in its waking hours….
F45 has reached religious status in Sydney. The Crossfit Lite gym has a “church” on every corner, and their Sunday morning mass comprises a 45-minute…
Our legs dragged as we approached the traditional Indonesian restaurant, known as a warung, at the end of the street. Smokey grey fumes swirled from…
Long days. Cold nights. Fatigue and loneliness. Standing in the harsh sun, I’m surrounded by walls of tall jungle. Staring ahead at a steep overgrown…
I just missed another friend’s wedding. A friend I have known since the age of 10. She sent me the invite months ago. Absolutely no…
The reactions are diverse when you tell someone you’ve decapitated a live chicken in Vietnam: I’ve been laughed at for my inept bravery, labelled as…
