Hello to everyone, from 'chilly' Melbourne!
It was a special Easter this year. We didn't have the glorious feast prepared by my mom, Judy, and Dave. We didn't do our Stanley Park walk to feed the birds and squirrels. However, as I am halfway around the world, it is special to be with Sasha for Easter. We celebrated together in an abandoned college, that was as peaceful as it was beautiful.
I think Sasha and I both would have been rather lonely without our family, so it really worked well for the both of us. Sasha is still plugging away at the piano, enjoying his courses, and enjoying the company of some very nice students (Suya gets a shoutout)
I also managed to meet up with my old friend Pippa. She was kind enough to host me while I was here. I want to thank her, as well as Jess, and her sister Katie. You made me feel right at home.
It is definitely a trip of self-analysis. With Easter and ANZAC day coupled together, it seems an appropriate time to think of the important things. I love my family so much. I am also so amazed with my cousins and aunts and uncles in Toronto, who managed to put so much love to make my grandfather's 90th birthday so special. I've never seen so much love in one house, it blows me away every time I go to Toronto. Also walking home from Newman College (where Sasha lives) I walked past a beautiful cemetery, and I thought of Baba. I think she would have had so much fun at Dido's birthday, and her laughter would have echoed throughout her home on Clendenan St.
Melbourne is a lovely place, even though I have used it inappropriately. Clearly, there is a lot going on here, but all I wanted this weekend was to relax, read, and be with my little brother. I managed to do all of these things, but Melbourne is a city I would like to see more of. But in a way, it is impossible to do that in 4 or 5 days. This is a city that should be lived in.
Happy Easter Everyone. To my family and my loving friends.
