Yes, I am finally celebrating my first year as a fully-fledged Aussie - beer-drinking, backpack-carrying, sports-loving Aussie ...
How does it feel? For one, I actually forgot all about the anniversary, and it was actually my friend who reminded me about it. I don't quite know why I forgot actually, cos it was a pretty big decision for me to take up Australian citizenship, but my memory can be quite woolly at times, and lots of things have been happening in my life recently, so that's my excuse!
Things haven't really changed that much since I got my citizenship. Most people still think I'm not Australian because of my accent and my appearance, and I still pay as much tax as I used to(!!!). What was exciting though was travelling overseas on an Aussie passport. For some reason, the moment I said I was Australian, all the other backpacking Aussies (and there were plenty of them) were very friendly and I immediately had a whole bunch of new companions to travel with even though I was travelling alone!
Prolly the one thing I have been looking forward to is voting at this weekend's elections. The vote itself is a bit of a farce really and there isn't really much of a choice for us voters, but to actually be voting - that's a biggie for me!! I'm sure I'll soon turn into a political-apathetic Aussie, but not just yet ...
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