Luisa in Australia

Nine months later

I spent a beautiful summer at home experiencing the beauty of our landscape as if I was seeing it for the first time. Having been gone for so long and learning to see things with open, wondering eyes in Australia, made me recognise how beautiful it is where we live. The friendly forests, the wide fields of grass, the lakes, the many little creeks… 

First I had been worried that I was going to come back into a cold, unfriendly or complicated country. But none of it turned out to be true. I realised that life in Germany can be a lot like in Australia. The kind lady at dm chemist's telling me about her upcoming retirement, the open-minded lady at the health insurance counter asking me a lot about my time in Australia... I guess most people here in Germany are just as keen to have a short, delighting chat with a stranger, return a friendly smile, are happy to help out if you ask. Sometimes it just needs an invitation, a gentle push. What goes around, comes around, and I am grateful that I get a lot back walking through every day's life with some Australien openness. Wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus. :D

That summer was deeply fulfilling. Sharing happy moments with my family, spending time with my dear friends, enjoying the rich nature on long walks with our dog Mo-Nah Li-Sah, swimming in the lakes, BBQing, ... Radio was accompanying those weeks with music: My heart skips a beat (Olly Murs), Blow my whistle (Flo Rida), Summertime sadness (Lana del Ray), Little talks (Of monsters and men), I follow rivers (Lykke Li), Drive by (Train), Count on me (Bruno Mars), Hollywood Hills (Sunrise Avenue)...

When autumn came, it was time to stop floating and start a new, own life in Germany. Laura and I moved in together in Karlsruhe’s Südstadt, one hour from our home town. A beautiful, multicultural and inspiring place. I love Karlsruhe! And it is just awesome to live with her! =D

Towards the end of the year I started working in the Marketing department of an IT company. My team was great but the work was not the right thing for me. It was Excel and E-Mails all over. It was not fulfilling, not inspiring. 

I quit last week. To go back to happy. To keep going the way I started with my Master studies in Australia. To feel the energy and the enthusiasm again. To feel inspired. To feel in peace. I don’t know yet what I am going to do next. I don’t even know what I would like to do. And it doesn’t even bother me. Australia taught me:

No worries! :D

These are exciting times. 

I am curious on which adventure I’ll go next.