I’ve been threatening/dreaming/meaning to move to Melbourne for so long, that coupled with all this sad Sydney shit going on, I’m thinking about moving more than ever.
I figure I’ll be living in a great city that supports creative culture, and visiting Sydney would be AMAZING. It would feel like the same old Sydney I love, almost. I could just enjoy Sydney without the politics, then fly back “home” to Melbourne and do what I do.
In Melbourne I’d still have an issue with potentially getting a criminal record when drug tested for traces of the weekend in my saliva whilst driving. Not sure how I’m going to get around that law without leaving the country.
Overall, right now I just feel like I’m backed into a corner, but I’m pretty sure that’s what they’re trying to do to Sydney. IE: Kick people like me out and make it a safe pleasant “vibrant” place for people from overseas to visit. Me being someone who was born here and loves this city so much. Me being someone who is so grateful for all the amazing (now illegal) experiences I’ve had, all of which have shaped me to the person I really like being today.