Today, we fly!

So today we fly out of this wonderful country in search of adventure.

We are trading ample sunshine for probable cloud; constant family for specially-timed Skype; various friend circles for new strangers; comfort and familiarity for the unknown.

Begin: wanderlust.

We made the decision at the beginning of the year to actually fulfil a dream I've had since childhood - go live in London for a while. London for me is what New York is for many - that elusive, mystical city of wonders that you just simply have to experience. The one that has been calling to you, pulling you toward it with every scene on TV, every passage in a book, every vicarious experience through friends. And now, incredibly, I'll be part of it.

In between house-hunting-visits, we plan to explore some of the city in the two-and-a-half weeks before I start work. We're hoping to cross off some of the more traditional tourist-y things during this time, simply so that we can move on to the slightly less tourist-y things more quickly. Of course, London Zoo will be one of the first places to visit once we're over the jet-lag enough to spend a full day out, so expect a picture-filled post about that sometime soon! (Along with the generic This-Is-Us-In-London posts)

See ya later 'Straya!