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Continue reading →: Putting Down Roots
Back in Virginia, gardening was all about timing. Plant in the spring, harvest before the frost, and hope the weather cooperated. Here in Wollongong, though, it feels like the rules are a little looser. I’ve that you can grow things like tomatoes practically year-round, which seems wild to me. The…
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Continue reading →: The Longest Goodbye (and the Longest Flight)
The last few days before I left the U.S. were a blur. A lot of getting rid of everything I own. Sold my lovely little car, gave my bed to a coworker, countless trips to drop off at the thrift store, and carrying load after load to the dumpster. My…
Midlife, metric, mildly unprepared.
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Hi! I’m Stacey. I recently moved from the U.S. to the Australian coast, despite my ongoing refusal to accept sand as part of daily life. I’m a late-onset expat with a tendency to overthink, a habit of mispronouncing town names, and a deep reliance on Google, YouTube, and Kym – my endlessly patient partner and unofficial life guide. Come along as I fumble through a new life filled with reversed seasons, misunderstood slang, and a confusing new relationship with the metric system.
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