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Day 5: Most Interesting Day of 2022

Write about your most interesting day of the past year.

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Tahun lalu adalah tahun yang cukup fluktuatif. Ada banyak perubahan yang terjadi dalam hidupku. Resign dari pekerjaan full-time, kembali ke LDR relationship, tinggal di pedalaman Australia, bekerja menjadi buruh, dan lain-lain. Jika harus memilih satu, mungkin yang paling berkesan adalah hari di saat aku meninggalkan Indonesia (lagi).

Bukan berkesan karena itu hari yang menyenangkan, tapi karena itu hari yang terasa panjang dan cukup berat. Tanggal 28 Maret 2022. Berpisah dengan keluarga dan kekasih, berangkat ke Australia dan bertemu dengan banyak orang baru. Bahkan ketika sampai di Australia-pun, banyak hal yang sayangnya tidak berjalan dengan mulus. Belum lagi dihantui perasaan khawatir akan masa depan yang nggak jelas.

Masih ingat rasanya hari itu, dimana aku bersama dengan kakakku transit dulu di Melbourne beberapa jam, kemudian lanjut untuk terbang lagi, menuju ke Brisbane. Kita hanya tidur sebisanya di airport, secara bergantian. Hampir dua puluh empat jam melek rasanya, meskipun tertidur, I don’t feel rested. Apalagi setelah itu ada banyak kejadian yang terjadi saat kita sampai di Brisbane. Aku akan menceritakan pengalaman hari pertama kita di Australia di lain waktu.

Banyak perubahan drastis yang terjadi, setelah hari itu, banyak hal lain yang terjadi selama aku tinggal di Australia. Itulah sebabnya hari keberangkatanku berkesan. Karena itu semacam milestone dalam hidupku. Ya, meskipun memang sebenernya belum achieve apa-apa, sih. But one step at a time, right?

Aku jadi penasaran, hal apa yang harus kubahas di blog ini ya, mengenai Australia? Tulis di kolom komentar, ya!


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