Hi Europe,
Yeah the flight is the worst part.
I have never explored New Zealand, just a quick stop
in Auckland airport...someday soon, I hope
Hi Searcher,
Thanks, Searcher. Some nights while I sleep,
I leave my bed, float up through my roof and
fly through the air to pay Oz a visit.
Funny, things still look just as they did when
I left.
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by nilfun ini'm feeling sentimental.
about five years ago, australia beckoned.
its seeming remoteness .
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I'm new
by asortafairytale ini was raised in the truth, and until the age of 18, very active(although never baptized).
i stopped going to meetings and out in service when i came to terms with being a lesbian.
i just felt like i was wasn't being true.
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Welcome to the board, asortafairytale
After being inactive for about eight years
I can say that I don't miss it at all.
I could never be a JW and be true to myself at the same time.
If you ever went back, you would have to
deny who you are. You would have to get back in the closet.
Way back in the closet.
Your girlfriend has the right idea. Sounds like she really cares about you.
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Oh My God, Dakota Red is 54 years old!!!!!!!
by Dutchie intoday is my favorite aussies birthday.
olivia newton john turns 54 today, just two days older than me.
in a recent thread dakotared admitted to the above.
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Happy B-day, Dakota Red
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A place I cannot forget
by nilfun ini'm feeling sentimental.
about five years ago, australia beckoned.
its seeming remoteness .
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Hi Wolfgirl, I had that "slip, slop, slap" ad jingle drummed into my brain...I don't sunburn easily, but still wore a hat every time I stepped outside..
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A place I cannot forget
by nilfun ini'm feeling sentimental.
about five years ago, australia beckoned.
its seeming remoteness .
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Hi AngelofMuZiC, http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/migration_info.htm
has a lot of info about migration to Australia.
I went mad for an Aussie and overstayed my visa, which is a BIG no no.
We eventually went to the immigration office in Melbourne.
I had to fill out a form and explain why I had overstayed my visa.
My answer was only four words long. I wrote, "I fell in love."
Believe me, my heart was in my throat. I would not recommend
overstaying your visa in Australia. But I was granted an extension
on my visa. Big sighs of relief all around.
Lots of other stuff happened between then and now.
He lived with me in America for a while.
Then I went back and lived with him inparadiseAustralia, then it was back to the States again.
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A place I cannot forget
by nilfun ini'm feeling sentimental.
about five years ago, australia beckoned.
its seeming remoteness .
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Hi DakotaRed, yes, beautiful country, friendly people.
Today is your fav Aussie's birthday, huh? -
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A place I cannot forget
by nilfun ini'm feeling sentimental.
about five years ago, australia beckoned.
its seeming remoteness .
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Hi Hmmm,
I'm still trying to figure out why a sheep would be growing a horn on its belly (that is what you meant, right?)
Heh. You still got two more guesses
Hi Sentinel, yeah, well I didn't have any problems with the snakes there, but those hunstman spiders sure gave me the creeps... -
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A place I cannot forget
by nilfun ini'm feeling sentimental.
about five years ago, australia beckoned.
its seeming remoteness .
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I'm feeling sentimental.
About five years ago, Australia beckoned. Its seeming remoteness
was part of its appeal, since it was so far away from the places
that held memories of my abusive husband. My spirit had been broken
and I wanted to get far, far away from the pain.
I stayed for a year, left, then came back for another six months.
While there I experienced the Victorian winter. I remember waking up one morning and feeling surprised to find that an icy web of frost covered the grass. I remember both loving and hating the early morning sprint out into the chilly air to use the "dunny" (outhouse).
I remember watching the sweating shearers working in the shearing shed. How they laughed when I pointed out what I thought was a sheep's belly button. (I'll give you three guesses as to what it really was.)
I remember how it got so hot in the summertime that some days all I wanted to do was sit in a bathtub full of cold water.
Australia was my healing place. It was there that I found a piece of myself I thought I'd lost forever.
One day I will go back to the country town that, for a short while, I was privileged to call home. I will follow the dirt road, down past the towering pine trees, down past the paddocks where the sheep, I know, still peacefully graze, up to the old shed door and touch the place where I carved out the letters of my name.
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Pet peeve: I'm watching a movie with someone who has already seen it and they say :
Oh! Pay attention to this next part coming up, this is a real important part!
Or:Oh, did you catch what he just said? Here lemme re-wind that part for you-- oh, you DID hear what he said? Are you sure? Here, lemme re-wind that part anyways cos it's a real important part and if you don't get this part of the movie, the rest won't make any sense to you.
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The Compulsive Reader reviews Father's Touch
by morrisamb inthis woman's insight into sexual abuse is astonishing!
thanks for reading...donald
the compulsive reader (http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/)
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"Father's Touch"
I have had the book for a few days.
I am only halfway through though;
I have had to put this book down several times
because of feeling overwhelmed by the painful experience it contains.
Yet, in those pages I can also feel a strength coming through.
It is difficult for me to find words to express what I am feeling.
I have been searching for the words all evening, and even though the right words won't come,
I am writing anyway to say, "Thank you, Donald" for having the courage
to write it all down and send it out into the world.