Was it harder than expected to come back to regular life?

It was, and I always thought the hardest part was going to be leaving, but no, the hardest part was actually coming back, and I think that was 'cause it was such an adjustment.

And a year away [laughs] living in a caravan with three males, uh, is, you know, i- is quite different, um, but it became the new normal for us.

And coming back to Sydney, even driving into Sydney, you know, w- we'd gone months without even seeing traffic lights, and coming right back into the thick of things, into life, into school, into work, into family, it was...

It actually was quite overwhelming, and it took a bit of an adjustment period.

Um, it is a, it is a busy place here.

But look, i- i- on the flip side, there is no place like home, and it was wonderful to be back.

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