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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\n\tA<\/span>\u00a0sleepless night. The neighbors <\/span>under<\/span> m<\/span>y apartment<\/span> made sure that I couldn\u2019t <\/span>shut my eyes<\/span>, almost until morning. Peaceful nights in Brisbane were actually rare. Roadwork. The <\/span>construction<\/span> of a new sidewalk. The fixing up of the park right underneath the apartment building. Everything I had hoped<\/span> that<\/span> would <\/span>provide me with peace<\/span> was keeping me up<\/span> in this large Australian village.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”9px”][vc_column_text]The very last<\/span> night in my bed. In a place where I had my privacy. Where I always found my space for peace, despite the earplugs. Sleep-deprived, but still lusting after new horizons in the blue sea, I get up and order a ride. Ola. A loyal friend in the cities. Cheaper than Uber. An Austrian picks me up. Usually, someone from India picks you up by the entrance. <\/span>Someone who<\/span> barely speaks <\/span>E<\/span>nglish. This time, a neighbor is taking me to the ferry. <\/span>Being h<\/span>appy to have found his peace in <\/span>faraway Australia.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”9px”][vc_column_text]An hour and a half drive to Moreton Island. Of course, I decide to spontaneously visit the island during school holidays. What else. The more I try to find isolation and peaceful places, the more I\u2019m surrounded by playful children<\/span>,<\/span> who remind me how much life each one of us holds <\/span>within<\/span> ourselves.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1534765729380{padding-top: 38px !important;padding-bottom: 36px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

No, I still don\u2019t feel homesick.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But I realize more and more what I have back home.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I\u2019m moving away from the port. I step onto the sunlit deck and watch the blue ocean. Giant jellyfish swim all around us. They\u2019re blue. The ones that hurt the most if they sting you. At least I think so. There are a lot of them. I\u2019m chatting on the phone with a friend from Slovenia. They remind me why we love swimming in the Mediterranean Sea, where not as many dangerous animals lurk. No, I still don\u2019t feel homesick. But I realize more and more what I have back home. Nature, carefully guarded by our land, is priceless. Unsurpassable. So easily accessible. I\u2019m not in a rush to get home. By no means. But I am aware and I can\u2019t wait to visit all the places I\u2019ve never been to before.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”8334″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”9px”][vc_column_text]I look around. Far in the distance, a silhouette of a tropical city<\/span> appears<\/span>. \u2018Country city<\/span>,<\/span> a town on steroids\u2019 is the description I like best. <\/span>Fast<\/span>-developing Brisbane, which offers a lot. Like all other large cities, I like this far<\/span>away<\/span> view best.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1534768281059{padding-top: 58px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1534768398573{padding-right: 6px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”8341″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1578315257062{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

\n\tThere are 15 ships on shore. There are definetly special stories written in them.<\/h2>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1534768405928{padding-left: 6px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”8339″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1578314753191{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

\n\tWhere I will create new memories.<\/h2>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1534771917857{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]White dunes are slowly becoming visible in the distance. They look like sand hills, overgrown with desert plants. Surrounded by turquoise water. The ocean. Which hides wrecks in its depths. 15 boats on the shore. They probably <\/span>hold<\/span> special stories. It\u2019s time for me to leave the ferry. I take off my flip-flops. And go to the <\/span>camp<\/span>, which is<\/span> four hours away<\/span>,<\/span> on foot. Where I\u2019ll be making new memories. Wise. Full of freedom. And the freshness of the vast ocean.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”8336″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you are interested in more about the dream island…<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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