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Home Is Where The Heart Is?

They say that home is where the heart is. Well MY heart is torn between two places very far away from each other. You see, I'm an Aussie living in London. Up until the age of 26 I was quite content and settled with my life in Melbourne where I had been all my life. Then suddenly over night something in me changed. I had desire for change and a travel bug that I couldn't shake so I decided to book a one way ticket to London. And that was it.

I had never even visited London before but something was pulling me there. I would only stay for 6 months I told myself and everyone else. It would be a opportunity to work abroad and explore Europe. I would travel for 8 weeks with my best friend and then would experience living in this brand new city all by myself.

My whole family are very close and came to say farewell to me at the airport. Whilst I was happily hugging everyone and saying 'see you in 6 months', my mum was crying inconsolably. Quite the dramatic and emotional mother she is I didn't think too much of it, however I later learnt that something in her knew I wasn't coming back in 6 months and that it was likely that I wouldn't be coming back to live at all. Mothers intuition I guess.



I was one of the lucky ones. I've come across quite a few Aussies that found it very hard adjusting to London life. However within the first two weeks of me being here I'd sorted my job, found a great flat in the centre of Camden Town and a wonderful flatmate who would go on to be one of my best friends, my bridesmaid and Godmother of baby girl. I became part of a great circle of friends and not long after that met the man of my dreams, my husband J. Yep within just 2 weeks of being here I realised I wasn't coming home any time soon and within 6 months I realised I wasn't coming home period. With the exception of visits of course!



I love my life in London. I live in an amazing house, in a great part of town. I have my little family and I love my in laws. There's so much going on in the city and so much to do, exciting destinations to travel to minus the long haul flights (I got engaged on a lunch trip to Paris but that's a story for another blog). I can even tolerate the weather and snow still really excites me. There is far more I love about living in London vs Melbourne. I feel much more of a belonging here. I often wonder if that is just in me because my Dad grew up here for most of his childhood, maybe it's in my DNA.


The obvious and major downfall about living in London is being so far away from my family who I adore and also - I'm a girl, trying to raise baby girl without my mum in close proximity. I underestimated how hard that would be. The other things are my childhood memories. There are so many great ones, all back in good old Melbourne. Baby girl is so far away and will not have her own versions of these. And of course the outdoor lifestyle. Finishing work for the day on a 30 + degree day (sometimes 40!) and heading straight to the beach for the evening...... Yep I miss that.

I've got no one to blame but myself and I don't regret a thing but I have to live with the fact that my heart will forever be torn between both places and I will now always have two countries worlds apart from each other that I call home. It's been a year since I have been back to Melbourne now and I'm feeling quite homesick, so me, J and baby girl are planning a trip to Aus at the end of the year with a little holiday to Singapore thrown in for good measure. I will get to spend Christmas with my whole family for the first time since I've lived here. I can't wait! K x


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  1. awww. I can imagine it's really difficult. My mum, step dad and littles sister's emigrated to Australia and since i've had my daughter I find it very difficult not seeing them.
    I am travelling there next month (with a holiday in Dubai) on the way for my 30th birthday. I can't wait. I love Australia. xx

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    1. I can imagine that would be really difficult the other way around. Sounds like a great holiday, We were tossing up a stop over in Dubai. I've been there many times but have never left the airport! I hope you make I to Melbourne, the best city in Australia :)

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