The Suburbs

Yes, Bardwell Park is rather steep... but not in price!

Today I had a rather pleasant day in Bardwell Park for a rehearsal for The Mystery of Edwin Drood at our lovely musical director's house (insanely jealous of her amazing and beautiful house).

It was so lovely to not be surrounded by concrete and modern aesthetics and instead walk across streams and through a park and up funny shaped streets with all sorts of different houses. It made me a little bit home sick for Mittagong, where I grew up.

In fact, I have felt quite homesick lately. Current circumstances have really made me miss my family and the simplicity of living at home and not having to work everything out for yourself. Adding to that it's been a few months since I've seen my family, and I'm feeling particularly alone at the moment.

Anyhow, due to these particular circumstances I also am looking at moving at the moment, and cannot wait to move away from this concrete jungle. I'm sick of living in a place that is abuzz with professionals in suits smoking in my face and doing business-over-coffee from 9 to 5 on weekdays, while an empty, minimalist, beige carcass every other time of the day and on weekends. Being in Bardwell Park today reminded me of all the wonderful things about living just a little bit further away from the city... and really, what's a half-hour train trip into the city? Sure... it may not be as safe as St Leonards (apparently there is a lady in Bardwell Park who approaches you with a stocking on her head and tells you how much she loves sex until you bribe her away with cigarettes), but my non-existant god... GREEN! Life! Cafes that aren't go, go, go! Amusing crazy people!

I think, in summary, I want to move somewhere with character. Not too much character, mind, like Newtown, say, which I love to visit... but I could never live there. Maybe somewhere like Leichhardt, or preferably somewhere close to a station with frequent trains to and from the city.

Biggest advantage; cost. I am paying way too much rent for a Uni student where I am at the moment, so moving away from the North Shore will be wonderful!

But shall we just say, for the time being, I hope I don't have to move too soon... or by myself.