The Intersections Of Our Identities — New Country, New Digs, and Old Clichés

The joys of discovering the familiar in a brand new environment

Alfred Pek
Sep 4, 2018 · 8 min read
Sydney Harbour — Public Domain Pictures

It was June 15th 2004 when I first landed in Sydney, Australia. It’s winter in the southern hemisphere. Coming from the tropics, this was the coldest I have ever been, and it was rainy, windy, and I found it to be miserable. I was…

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