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I was born in Canberra, number seven of eight children. Our home was always organised chaos, a tight ship run by loving parent. We were not poor but it would be hard to have called us middle class, we never lacked any of the essentials; food, education, a roof over our head and love. I have a lot of fond memories of Canberra, except wearing school shorts in the middle of winter.
We migrated north to Sydney when I was 11ish, by this time it was just me and my younger sister left at home. So it was like growing up in two different families, a large extended rowdy family and then a nuclear and mostly quieter existance throughout my teenage years.
I mostly excelled at school, maths, physics, chemistry were my favourite subjects, english and history my least favourite. I would have become an engineer if I had not fallen into a job in the computer industry right out of school. I loved school and would rather have spent my time in the library over time on a sports. I loved to learn and still do, it's always been a driving force in my life.
My only career has been in IT.
However, my passions in life have been Travel, Photograhy and Writing.
I've been writing for 22 years
I have 23 neices and nephews
I have lived in Australia, US and the Czech Repulic
I live to travel and travel to live
I am so grateful for the amazing life I have had to date, like everyone it has had its ups and downs, but on balance it has been an extraordinary life.
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