Lillis New Life

Sometimes the biggest risks lead to the best things. Lilli was willing to take that risk. She grew up in a small town, she has never lived in a place other than said town in her life.

Just a few days ago the 20-year-old German decided to take this big step. She got fired from the job she just started. Her ex broke up with her. There was absolutely nothing holding her back anymore.

Well there was one thing: Fear. She decided however that she would no longer let fear get in the way. Sure travelling to a new country that is so far from home without a job there or even any real accomondation other than hostels is super scary. But those who don‘t dare anything will never live their best life.

Only a few hours until my flight would land. I couldn‘t wait, I had been in airplanes for about 20 hours now and it was boring as hell. There was absolutely nothing fun to do. I had already watched four movies, I couldn‘t bare watching another one. I had tried the inflight games but they weren‘t entertaining at all. I had tried sleeping too, it was way too uncomfortable to sleep though.

I wasn‘t sure if I am ready for this. I have never been one to enjoy spontanous activities. On the other hand, I believed everything happens for a reason. This is what happened:

I really loved the job I got offered a few weeks ago. The collageus were nice, the work wasn‘t too hard and I genuinely thought I brought a lot of creative ideas to the table. I guess I was mistaken there. After just a few weeks I got fired.

And then there was something else: My boyfriend of 3 months broke up with me on the same day. I was ready to walk into his flat and cry in his arms for hours while he feeds me chocolate ice cream, my favourite. Instead, before I could even say anything to him about how horrible my day has been, he told me that he thinks we should break up. I was so not prepared for this, all I remember was somehow ending up in my own apartment, crying my eyes out for hours and hours. Sure, we had only been dating three months which isn‘t that long but I really felt like he was the right one. I assumed he was my soulmate, that we would be together forever. I expected to wake up to his sweet smile every morning, to have him make me his signature pancakes and then snuggle on the sofa while watching Netflix. Well now someone else will be his lucky girl.

This was the day I bought the place ticket. A one way ticket to Australia. It wasn‘t a reasonable decision. Probably one that I wouldn‘t have made the next day, after winning some distance to this horrible day. Yet, I am kinda glad I did. Maybe this trip will be a great opportunity. Maybe I will get a great job, meet someone new and most of all, maybe I will be genuinely happy.

I was afraid, not going to lie, but I felt like it was worth taking the risk.

„ Cabin and crew, prepare for landing“

I looked out the window. I am not sure what I expected but I did certainly not expect what I saw. Dry, empty land. No houses, no beaches, no signs of life. When you hear about Australia you hear about the stunning beaches and national parks. All I could see was a whole lot of nothing, red, sandy nothing. Not even any big green plants, roads or cars in sight.

Instantly I felt regret. Maybe my time in Australia would be a dissaster. Perhaps it was a case of „the grass is always greener on the other side“ and in reality things would not be better but much worse over here.