These songs are beauties as well.... I'm on a youtube spree right now. Also loving The Tallest Man on Earth and Bombay Bicycle Club and their album Flaws.

This song is magical, and it was also free on iTunes, what a steal!

Dreams of colour and light

I've never been anywhere "developing" in the world. Well, I was born in Africa, but my experiences there are limited to a few pictures and no real memories... I have always dreamed to travelling to exotic places like Kathmandu, Marrakech, Columbia and Bali to name a few. I imagine them to be full of colour and light and life.

Having grown up in a good family, I've gone to private schools my whole life. Even though I was never one of the "well-off" girls, I had a fantastic upbringing and I have never really had any problems that you could call 'serious'. But being solely exposed to certain people and certain ways of life has completely limited my views and I really think I'm clueless when it comes to what the standard way of life is.That's why I'm hoping travelling will be able to shed some light.

I see people around me, and everyone I know seems to fit the same cookie-cutter mould: going to university to get some banal and futile degree which they rarely enjoy, getting a job, going out to the same crappy clubs as everyone else and seemingly wanting little more. I struggle to believe that that's all I should want, or what everyone else really wants. I crave adventure, and bizarre experiences which are completely out of the realms of my imagination! I think the world has so much to offer, and it's brimming with possibility, but most people don't seem to want to find out what's out there. I cannot comprehend how or why this is. I think places which apparently aren't quite as advanced as other nations, have so much rare beauty and knowledge to offer in the form of culture, history, cuisine, fashion, architecture, literature, practices, beliefs and much, much, much more.

This is Udaipur, where I will be visiting later this year. Have you seen anything more beautiful?

it's about time i wrote a new post

So I haven't quite gotten the hang of blogging, seeing as this is my second post in about 3 months... A fair bit has happened since last I wrote. I decided to go to university, and after I was accepted into the best journalism course in Sydney and possibly the country, I began a new chapter. It was a very small chapter. After about 3 weeks, give or take, I dropped out and vowed never to become a journalist. To be honest it was a bizarre choice seeing as I tend to avoid reading the papers, preferring literature, fiction and food instead. I had thought it would allow me to get straight into food, but to be a journalist (whether that be of the political, sports or scientific kind) you have to be a journalist at heart, and you should be able to write about anything. I very quickly discovered it was about finding the story, and it shouldn't matter which one. So now I'm working two jobs, both cafes (what joy), and I'm saving to go to India in a few months time.

My food exploration hasn't really been taking place but to be honest I don't have the time or money. I feel like I'm back in a rut, and as much as I hated the course I was doing at uni, I really was enjoying the whole experience of being out of my comfort zone and meeting tonnes of new and interesting people. In that respect I did grow, because I was forced to test my comforts. That's what I'm going to miss. Now I feel as if everyone is getting on and living their lives, and I'm just watching from the sidelines. Nothing of that much interest is happening in my life. I don't really feel that passionate or driven at the moment and that's scaring me. I want to feel a fire, and I want to want to work hard if that makes sense. Oh well, time will tell :)

I will do my best to keep you all posted, although I'm fairly sure no one is reading this!
xx

lets hit the ground running

Where to start... Well, I've just finished my final year of high school in Sydney and to be perfectly frank, my life is quite dull. After turning into a bit of a hermit in order to get the marks I needed to get into university, I'm now trying to navigate the working world and figure out what I'm going to do with my life, all the while trying to overcome my teenage social awkwardness. I'm working at a cafe about 4 times a week and as much as I enjoy the company of the people I work with, the days are slightly monotonous. So, even though I hate to follow trends, I've decided to start a blog as I believe it's important to have some sort of creative outlet. I am, and have always been, passionate about cooking and I'm fairly sure I'll end up making my living from food - whether it be food writing (I'm hoping a blog might also allow me to improve my writing skills as I am well aware they are lacking) or cheffing.

So through this blog, I'm going to explore food, explore the city and explore my own potential.