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Some tweets about some feelings I’ve had whilst moving to a city on the other side of the world with my wonderful girlfriend but mostly not having the time to make new friends, and some aspects of that “loneliness” (not the right word but it will do)
Feels like it’s helped create some awareness of aspects of my personality or something that I’m not sure I would have gotten in touch with in comfortable environments back home. Like - more room to explore who I am a bit more or something?
Turns out I like dancing? Like just bopping my head and shoulders to songs way more than I realised. In like a solo/hanging by myself way. It’s weird. Home, amongst the same environment I’d grown so comfortable in - would I have worked out that weird little dumb thing?
And also I think once I’m home I’m gonna have a better grasp on what I value in a friendship (and life really) and what I simply won’t bother with. That had really started to sharpen before I left but I think withdrawal from your environment can help that along
I felt really let down by some friends last year with their level of support during a period where I needed it, and i’ll be conscious of that when I come home and straighten that out. That’s one thing I’m happy that this time over here has given me better perspective on
To my friends who I’m group texts/chats with back home - Your hilarity is a little saving grace on some of my days where I feel busy and like I won’t have time to properly establish myself outside my work grind. I really do mean that.
I guess what I’m saying is that I really do love my friends a lot but being stripped of them has really made me see a bit more worth in myself, maybe because of less social dependence? Idk - but once I’ve got time to make friends again, there’ll be no bad friends and.....
I’m gonna be more open about my weird quirks, I’m gonna be able to be a better friend and I’m gonna keep shit even straighter than I’ve kept it before when I need to if I am not feeling like my friends have my back or like I am not doing a good enough job having theirs
Also here is just another reminder. I changed my trajectory late - but no one is stopping me from eventually getting a job in (fully time) sport that works to better my community. Might not be here, might be back home. Idk. But I’m working and I’m learning and....
It’s hard not being super social but yeah, I got a plan. If you know my family background - you know there’s a world where I ended up a completely different person in a completely different place. But I’m not that. I’m here and killing it.
PS my girlfriend fucking rules and is the best most supportive person on earth. I love you @alphabettyy. Now back to regular programming: The Orlando Magic suck, Melbourne Storm rule, Melbourne United rule.
