In January 2022, I was an international student from New Zealand living in
Erskineville. Everything changed when I caught COVID, and the landlords gave
me till the end of day to move out. After five hours of panic-dialling friends, I
landed in a Rosebery apartment. Life was sweet again, but my friend was moving,
meaning I had to move too.
I wanted to move somewhere quiet. So, I rented a room with a family in Frenchs
Forest. Big mistake: the room got 5 minutes of sunlight a day, had a mouldy
bathroom, and got cold like it was competing with an iceberg. All this while in a
soul-crushing sales job, and I was itching for change, again.
When my lease finished, I jumped into a St. Leonards apartment with killer
views. Life looked up – grades improved, social life boomed, health peaked. But
as my degree ended, uncertainty crept in. While I was lost in immigration
worries, my landlord decided to sell the house.
In just fifteen days, I moved to Waterloo, then went to New Zealand to meet
my family and friends. I was there for just 2 weeks, but it made me question
every reason why I moved to Sydney. Returning to an empty apartment, I
crumbled. Only my support network kept me going.
Months crawled by in a room with just a mattress and hope. I launched an
international trades business and job-hunted like mad, resulting in a week-long
recruiting gig that ended in redundancy but re-ignited my sales passion.
Landing at SiteMinder changed everything. I thrived in sales, made mates &
smashed personal goals.
In January 2024, my flatmate and I upgraded to an apartment in Erskineville –
where it all began two years ago.
Six houses, three jobs, one degree later, I’ve learned to live in the moment and
accept that change is inevitable; even the rough times will get over one day if
you just hold on.
Through highs and lows, I’ve understood that the secret to a happy life is to
adapt, grow, & find silver linings in every situation.
Life’s a wild ride, but it’s worth every twist and turn.