@TDovelle I watched a lot of those protests on Rebel News, and watched people get arrested for even posting about protest organizing on the Internet! Insane.

I wouldn't say I'm smart, just lucky. Someone broke into my house when I was living in Wellington, NZ (was there 2.5 years) and stole everything, so I was like "fuck it" and left .. backpacked for a year and lived off savings. I was kinda depressed. ?

But I really did want to move back to Melbourne; even looked at getting another work visa towards the end of my backpacking. It's by pure chance I ended up where I am. I really loved Melbourne too. I was right on the 57 line next to the VIC market .. amazing food, amazing people and art and everything. It's so sad both Canada and Australia have fallen, and are continue to fall, into pure authoritarianism. I have no illusions .. I know America may not far behind.