Monday, February 26, 2007
Tuesday February 27th 2007 Byron Bay
Well, eventually I slept at Kim's down the road in Lennox. I rented a room from Kim for about 9 months in the last couple of years and she was nice enough to offer me a roof for the night. Tonight I'm back at Suz and Avigdor and I hope that by tomorrow I may have found something a bit more stabble. I eventually found a woman who told me her brother and wife have a garden unit they rent out for Easter holidays (when Byron becomes swamped by tourists coming to the Blues and Roots Festival) and Christmas time (which is always the busiest period of the year) and might be able to rent me the unit for a short term. I am due to visit in less than a hour and cross my fingers it may work. It's not cheap but it's not overly expensive either at $250/wk and a few weeks there should give me a bit of breathing space and give me time to figure out what I'm doing. Again, the casualness and friendliness of Australian people is so apparent to me since my return.
Looking forward to find a more permanent temporary arrangement. Then I can really start enjoying being here. I am still battling the stomach bug I picked up in Vietnam so have been consulting doctors and other forms of therapist to find the problem and then find a cure. Otherwise I feel fine.
Yesterday, stupidly trying to eat a meal at the Cardamon Pod (a little indian vegetarian cafe) I realise that even if the food is not really spicy, it's way to spicy for my unsettled stomach. All I've been able to eat has been yogourt, fruit, toast with honey, biscuits so I was hoping to be able to try something else. Anyway, while eating, I overhead the conversation a couple are having at the table next to me. The man is saying something like: " Well, through that though I'm really getting to know more who I am. I feel so much more aware and awake...." and I can't help smiling because it is very obvious from that conversation that I'm back in Byron Bay.
Byron Bay was a healing place for Aboriginals. Today it's very much a healing and alternative place. Here you can get a psychic reading, tarot reading, astrology reading, any sort of massage, energy healing, accupuncture, naturopathy, osteopathy and the list goes on. I've lived in the area for almost four year and there are still things I haven't ever heard of before. People live here or travel here for the relaxed lifestyle. Some people quit their busy life and do the "Sea Change" and move to Byron or the area for quality of life. Jobs are not plentiful here. Many people are unemployed and possibly enjoy being so. Living off the unemployment benifits of the Australian system.
I reflect back that I've always chosen alternative places to live in like the on and off five years in Cairns, almost four years here and about 3.5 years in Fremantle, Western Australia. Only work has taken me to big cities, work or else of course circumstances.
In any case, when back from overseas you suddently see those things that blend in normally. Because coming back, brings the contrast into light.
It's nice to be back
Well, eventually I slept at Kim's down the road in Lennox. I rented a room from Kim for about 9 months in the last couple of years and she was nice enough to offer me a roof for the night. Tonight I'm back at Suz and Avigdor and I hope that by tomorrow I may have found something a bit more stabble. I eventually found a woman who told me her brother and wife have a garden unit they rent out for Easter holidays (when Byron becomes swamped by tourists coming to the Blues and Roots Festival) and Christmas time (which is always the busiest period of the year) and might be able to rent me the unit for a short term. I am due to visit in less than a hour and cross my fingers it may work. It's not cheap but it's not overly expensive either at $250/wk and a few weeks there should give me a bit of breathing space and give me time to figure out what I'm doing. Again, the casualness and friendliness of Australian people is so apparent to me since my return.
Looking forward to find a more permanent temporary arrangement. Then I can really start enjoying being here. I am still battling the stomach bug I picked up in Vietnam so have been consulting doctors and other forms of therapist to find the problem and then find a cure. Otherwise I feel fine.
Yesterday, stupidly trying to eat a meal at the Cardamon Pod (a little indian vegetarian cafe) I realise that even if the food is not really spicy, it's way to spicy for my unsettled stomach. All I've been able to eat has been yogourt, fruit, toast with honey, biscuits so I was hoping to be able to try something else. Anyway, while eating, I overhead the conversation a couple are having at the table next to me. The man is saying something like: " Well, through that though I'm really getting to know more who I am. I feel so much more aware and awake...." and I can't help smiling because it is very obvious from that conversation that I'm back in Byron Bay.
Byron Bay was a healing place for Aboriginals. Today it's very much a healing and alternative place. Here you can get a psychic reading, tarot reading, astrology reading, any sort of massage, energy healing, accupuncture, naturopathy, osteopathy and the list goes on. I've lived in the area for almost four year and there are still things I haven't ever heard of before. People live here or travel here for the relaxed lifestyle. Some people quit their busy life and do the "Sea Change" and move to Byron or the area for quality of life. Jobs are not plentiful here. Many people are unemployed and possibly enjoy being so. Living off the unemployment benifits of the Australian system.
I reflect back that I've always chosen alternative places to live in like the on and off five years in Cairns, almost four years here and about 3.5 years in Fremantle, Western Australia. Only work has taken me to big cities, work or else of course circumstances.
In any case, when back from overseas you suddently see those things that blend in normally. Because coming back, brings the contrast into light.
It's nice to be back
# posted by AdeC @ 7:23 PM 
