Letters From K

Let’s find some beautiful place to get lost

Monday Musings

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Stepping out the front door all is quiet. The air is heavy and the streets sleepy. Soon the streets will burst to life but for the moment the only sound comes from birds occasionally talking to each other. Walking past the fig tree, the heaviness of the heat is momentarily broken by the sweet smell of overripe figs that floats gently in the air. Rosellas have been breakfasting in the tree but startle as I walk past, taking flight and breaking the peace. Then all is quiet again. A lady walks past with her dog, limbs drooping, each step weighed down by a lingering summer. Even the dog is moving slowly, making his way from tree to tree, sniffing only when necessary. A man heads towards the beach, a towel slung over his shoulder, eager to dive into the salty water. Small droplets land on my skin from the clouds waiting for the right time to unleash their waterfall.
And then the bus arrives and I am shaken from my daydream.

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Monday Musings

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It has been a busy few weeks of work and travel. During the last week of January my team and I headed to Blairgowrie for a retreat to strategise for the coming year and engage in some much needed bonding. Three of the new team members have moved from interstate and there is nothing quiet like a road-trip to bond people!

The bonding continued the following week as the whole organisation piled into buses and cars for our National Conference in Marysville. I have so many fond memories of visiting Marysville as a child, driving through it on family holidays and stopping in the beautiful town for Frosty Fruits and watermelon. But I have to say the weekend I spent there for NC was definitely the best! I work for a very special youth-run anti-poverty organisation and NC saw a hundred people from across the country come together to share ideas and passion, talk strategy and empower each other to become better leaders. I don’t think I have ever felt so inspired as I did in those three days. Helps that Marysville is so very beautiful!

The drive up from Melbourne takes you through the beautiful Yarra Valley with its hills drenched in grape vines and then through winding roads surrounded by gum trees. Each day we awoke to the sounds of Australian native birds chirping and roosters crowing. I loved the feeling of gum leaves crunching under my feet as I walked across the red soil while mountains of trees loomed in the distance. And the night sky! It really did come alive in Marysville and made one feel very small under a blanket of millions of twinkling stars. It was a very special weekend.

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Bienvenue 2016

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Hello 2016!

It is hard to believe that 2016 is already here. 2015 felt like the fastest year yet! For me it was a year of transition. It was my first year out of university and I found myself faced with the daunting task of starting my career and looking for a full time job. Sometimes it feels as though there is nothing more soul crushing than job hunting. But I got through it and in June started a job I love, for an organisation I am passionate about. As a Digital Director I spend my days glued to my computer screen and am almost always online. But as a pen-to-paper kind of girl I always look for ways to detach from screens, which is why posting regularly on a blog is a real challenge for me. As much as I wish I would post regularly I do believe in the importance of going offline and using all your senses to explore and appreciate what is around you. I think this why I love travelling so much. When you visit a new place your senses come alive, absorbing new smells, sights, sounds and tastes. It broadens our horizons and allows us to better understand the world around us.

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The beginning of the year is always a great time to stop and reflect both on the year previous and the year ahead. I am not one to make great sweeping resolutions- mostly because I never keep them! However, I recently came across #Take12Trips Challenge when reading one of my favourite blogs, The Travel Hack. It might just be the best challenge I have ever come across! I love the idea of visiting somewhere new every month. Unfortunately it wont be possible for me to travel overseas or interstate each month due to financial constraints and work commitments. However, there are so many great daytrips from Melbourne, many of which I have never experienced or have not visited since I was a little girl. I am excited to plan these little escapes throughout the year and will definitely be using this challenge as a way to explore more of Australia, particularly my beautiful home state!

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