A lot of people I’ve met in the United Kingdom have asked me why I moved here, and my trip to Udine, Italy, is one of the reasons why.

Sitting outside at a pub, on a dock where random guys are fishing off the dock in Old Portsmouth, sipping a pint and writing in my journal, it just feels different when it’s me, myself and I in a good way that is

Sometimes life takes a turn and doesn’t pan out the way you expect. Me and my partner made a big decision in our OE, we took an opportunity that would take us out of London and our comfort zones. We moved to Surrey.

Crazy right? Generally, Kiwis take off on Euro trips every other month. Not me. I was too busy tryna survive in the climate of the cost of living crisis in the UK. London, to be more specific.