when i was young i always imagined living in a different country from where i came from. i have always wanted to live in the US since i wanted to experience snow and all those extra large burger and fries, caned sodas and chocolates and all those wonderful toys.
it didn't take long that these things i wanted and dreamt of came to this country of mine, of course at a premium, but as time went on it was accessible almost everywhere. anything and everything American can be found here, from McDonald's to Hershey's, from coca-cola to Levi's, from Pepsi to Nike, from Westinghouse to Ford, ray ban's to xboxes, even Gap was here...but not snow.
so the american dream still lingers....except in '93 when i experienced the worst snow storm and extended winter the US mainland has ever experienced. enough snow to last me a lifetime. but that didn't faze me and still that dream lives on.
a few years passed, and that dream was put aside for something different, a totally different place....the land down under. for 3 ½ years i was in and out of that country...from the hottest city of Darwin in the northern territory, to the tropical state of Queensland, the resort like city of Cairns and the mining towne of Karlgoolie in Perth. it was such an experience that to this day, is till use their clichés and still write an spell the way they do. i reckon, when you encounter these blokes and sheilas, you will pick up a thing or two about their culture and definitely have a g'day mate.
so after that segue, i am back facing that dream and contemplating relocation. a good job awaits me courtesy of good friends. and at the east coast at that...i find the west coast most specially california too flaky for my taste.
in about a month's time i will know and have an answer, but honestly right here right now i know i have to do this, partially for my dreams fulfillment but mostly to secure my family's future. i will be leaving behind love ones, and good friends and will start anew with unforgettable memories.
i reckon, if you keep those memories and happy times will make transition a lot easier and make it feel that you are not that far away. I have to focus on the big picture and never forget why i am doing this,
so the start of a new beginning for me will soon be realised, it scares me but also excites me. i know i can make, that's my character and that will pull me through.....cheers mate.
