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Australia Day 7, home

unique tree flower — Silky Oak tree’s flower.

College apartment building — First floor is ‘home base’, ‘HQ’, ‘party central’, etc.

apartment building exterior — ‘Backside of water’. Also known as the apartment’s back ‘yard’. Chapin’s desk and toilet/shower window.

apartment building exterior — Next door neighbor’s laundry lines and yard. Behind the fence is a residential community.

apartment building exterior — Side yard from the back yard. Lap pool behind the right building.

Photo memories are a dime a dozen. i’ll take a nickel’s worth.
dad

The Universe lined up a second time just before we left the apartment.

Context, prior to this moment, we thought the other three roommates were away on holiday.

Semester one (the Australian version of Spring semester) doesn’t begin until February 26 – a month from now.

We heard the apartment door open and a voice.

Chapin’s ‘next door’ neighbor returned from his job. He starts work at 5:00 AM in an “Age-Care” facility (assuming nursing home).

Aksh is a nurse, going on four years now.

Aksh is from Mauritius, an island country 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon.

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Australia Day 5, home

Parking lot parking space — Looks to me like a baby bird.

Dried flower that looks like a baby bird — Had to touch it to confirm if it was a bird or flower. Dried up flower.

Shopping and dining district sign — Stopped for a planned dinner on way home from The Card House.

Moon at night — Moonrise last night from our balcony.

Luck favors the bold. The bolder i am, the luckier i get.
dad

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Australia Day 4, home

Vanity license plate — What are the odds, 15 time zones from Walt Disney World?

Man by car wash — What are the odds, three weeks away from an Orlando keynote speech to a special American Car Wash company. Majestic1 is Australian.

Tommy's Express Car Wash — Tommy’s Express Car Wash is a client.

Tommy's Express Car Wash — Changing the Industry.

Tommy's Express Car Wash — Love the palm tree(s).

Tommy's Express Car Wash — Fully glass walls.

Working from anywhere, anytime is a dream come true.
dad

Tomorrow’s Zoom call is scheduled for:

January 24, 5:00 PM Orlando time.

That same time where i am is:

January 25, 8:00 AM.

It’s a Small World After All.

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Australia Day 3, home

College apartment — Upper center: open door to Chapin’s bedroom. There are three other roommates, all four occupants have private rooms with their own bathroom and shower.

Google map — 10-minute walk to campus.

15-second video: Four students per apartment. Each has their own bedroom and bathroom. All four share a kitchen and living room.

19-second video: Different angle.

15-second video: Outside context.

Beach front medium — Oceanfront condos and ground floor Italian restaurant. We walked 3 miles round trip to here for dinner.

Lifeguard stand — As darkness approached, i hustled out to scout out the beach.

Traveling lean for vibrancy is self-evident. Living lean for vibrancy at home is not, but can be.
dad

If it’s to be, it’s up to me. (multiple sources are credited with minor variations)

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Australia Day 2, home

Waterfront Apartment view at night from balcony — We have a large balcony.

Waterfront Apartment view at night from balcony — Last night, our first night in Australia.

Apartment at night from balcony — Outside looking in. We were exhausted last night. Tomorrow’s posts will start with our first Australian sunrise two hours ago at 5:15AM.

Living with lean, prioritized priorities is art.
dad

Day One, yesterday was a success.

A ‘good tired’.

And by tired, we mean at the end of the day, with all of adventure’s adrenaline gone, exhausted.

An honest, rarely felt, comprehensive exhaustion.

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