Well that was a total feeling sorry for myself post!
Had a walk down to the water and a bit of breakfast and feel a little better. I think I just need a break to get better so hey, that's what credit cards are for. I'm just going to take it easy the next few days and enjoy this beautiful city because it really is lovely.
There is a good mix of old buildings and new buildings and it has a lovely laid back vibe. There are the usual shops that you find in every Oz city and then nice individual ones to. There is a gorgeous expanse of water which means that you don't get that claustrophobic feel that you get in other cities, it's one of the features that I really love about Australian cities. It also has this really subtle smell of eucalyptus which is so different to usual city smells. In certain places it reminds me a little of Boston, but newer. There was a guy in the main mall playing rags on a piano which he wheeled out which was fantastic and although it is chilly here the sun shines.
I think really that I won't stay here that long and look for a job elsewhere. In reality I came to Australia to live a different life for a while and as I live in a city at home I'm going to head away from the city here, I'm just not sure in which direction yet.
It's hard moving away from somewhere that I had got so comfortable in, and I was spoilt living in paradise for so long. I'm glad I left before it became paradise lost though. I just wish I knew a few more people but on the positive side as I can't actually speak at the moment, socialising probably isn't the best thing anyway.
I miss Joe but reassure myself that he went from saying it wasn't working to not being able to let me go (hugging wise) so that is the best possible outcome. If I had stayed any longer I think it would have gone sour. And hey, at least I'm not pregnant from my stupid incident last month!
So a long day stretching ahead trying not to spend any money. I can feel a lot of walking coming on!
