I would love to say it’s great to be home, but we landed in rain and then hit traffic all the way home… Lovely.
Although (silver lining and all that) I‘m very excited to be back to the world PR! It’s so strange being so far out of the loop for so long – I really missed having so much access to news and rumours.
A few days after I got home I logged back onto Twitter and broke the wonderful news I was home – few people were bothered, sniffle sniffle – and @hannahlou asked if I could put the three months I was away into 140 characters…
I tried. I failed.
So instead I’m going to give each country a 140 character review, which I still think is quite hard!
India – Eye-opening. Awe-inspiring. New Delhi was intense and totally out of my world. Taj Mahal was beautiful. Mumbai rich/poor divide shook me up.
Cambodia – Was the most wonderful place I have ever been. In spite of its terrible history (which needs its awareness raised) the people are amazing.
Vietnam – Despite the recent conflict, the country has beautiful scenery and people. Spin a little hard to swallow at times, but a country on the up.
Australia – Everyone is eco minded which is fantastic. Seeing the East Coast shows why the people are like that – mind blowing nature, amazing Sydney!
Fiji – A tropical dreamland. Overflowing with authentic culture and the world’s happiest people. Great weather and no killer animals or insects!
LA – Much less scary than I was forewarned. Everyone is an actor or singer. Loved Santa Monica. Venice Beach full of weird and wonderful things!
San Diego – A city of Cafe Culture, Seaworld and a brilliant Zoo. Saw Pandas and Shamu. Cried. Went out for lots of drinks and met some great people!
Las Vegas – I don’t understand how it works, but a city that should be cheesy is actually the coolest place on earth. Gamble, Grand Canyon, Cirque shows!
NYC – I would move here at the drop of a hat. The people are fantastic, the Village is a great scene and lazy afternoons in the park are essential
(Crazy hippy blurb incoming) Going away was probably one of the best decisions I have ever made. It gave me the opportunity to look back at what I’ve achieved, and to look forwards at what I want to achieve. I’ve also become a firm believer in the idea of achieving anything that you want to – I’ve seen it in action!
Trying to integrate smoothly into new cultures each week gave me the opportunity to advance my relationship building and communication skills. Seeing such a huge variety of ‘life situations’ I’ve really started to appreciate everything that I have in life, and it’s given me the determination to make the utmost of every opportunity I’m presented with – because otherwise I’d be wasting an opportunity that somebody less fortunate could have had and made the most of…
Anyway, that’s the end of my new age lecture… I’m verging on pretentious, I know.
If you want to hear me ramble on any more, I’ll hopefully be attending the Harvest Twestival on the 25th – it’ll be great!