It's after midnight and the final container with my personal belongings has just been placed by the door of our apartment; ready for tomorrow's 7am relocation/storage adventure. 
My suitcase is all packed. So here I go again...
Tonight as I prepared for my departure my heart was feeling a little heavy. Don't ask me why... I'm just feeling pensive.
I never thought that I could develop such a bond with another city. As I've always loved living in Melbourne: it's the home of my family & friends; where dreams & opportunities have been nurtured; my foundation; and yet in spite of this, Firenze also feels like home.
These parallel worlds offer so much in different ways. One gives me securely and the other a new sense of freedom. One is my identity and in the other I am creating my identity. One provides an abundance of professional opportunities versus an economy which disguises opportunities.
Anyway...I'm looking forward to the sun on my face and sand between my toes, vivid sunsets, the scent of freshly cut grass, the squeal of young children as they play in the local park, cicadas & birds in suburbia, your smiles and embraces and the first of many lattes or red wines which we will be sharing together in the near future.
Goodnight.
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