I've always thought the most valuable quality in a person is their ability to accurately "know where they stand". To do this, someone needs to accurately assess and understand themselves, their surroundings, and the people in those surroundings. This monumental task is not easily done, and it is not something I can personally claim to be an expert at. But I do recognize its importance.
To do this effectively on a personal level, a person has to understand who they are now, not who they want to be, or who they were. A person who does this well knows their own strengths and weaknesses; there is no room for a headstrong or defeatist attitude. As for myself, I am a 25 year-old who, last year, moved from Sault Ste. Marie, Canada to Melbourne, Australia. I did this on a $1500 plane ticket, a not-yet-completed MA, a Bachelors of Education and nothing more than a vague ambition to "shake things up". Last year I worked as a Casual Relief Teacher (Substitute Teacher) in Melbourne, met a lovely lady, and currently work as an English Teacher at a high school in Melbourne. I don't mind my job; it will do for now.
During my Bachelor of Arts in History, I took some creative writing classes, enjoyed them (truly), and often think back fondly of those memories. It is through these memories that this blog is born. I have been encouraged to write I have always been to lazy to actually sit down and do it.
I intended to write a fuller introduction then what I have written here. I wanted to write a full, structured piece about what I thought of myself, my surroundings and the people in it. But the following conclusion is all my laziness will allow.
This blog is written for "Those Who Care (And Those Who Don't)" and somedays I sit in both categories. I write with the full understanding that this blog is nothing special -- I'm not the first to think my thoughts, and I won't be the last. I write knowing I'm not the best writer, but I'm not also the worst. Occasionally, I hope to have a solar flare of brilliance and I hope they far outweigh the shit. I don't write with the intent of creating a soon-to-be global forum to discuss the prominent and important social, political and ethical issues of today. This blog won't change my life, or yours. I only hope that I get enjoyment out of writing it, and that you (if you choose) get enjoyment from reading it.
