A year and a half ago, I was sprinting into the LJVM Coliseum, down the bleacher steps and onto the floor towards a throng of students, who had begun to amass themselves in front of the stage. I snuck...

Nearly two months have passed now since I hauled my bags from the Opera House and up the cobblestone street through The Rocks looking for my hostel. Now, wrong turns are rare, and I walk home each night...