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Pretending to be normal
Born in 1990, Andrew grew up in Hobart, Tasmania pretending to be normal. For a brief moment in 1998, he almost was. Normal. The moment passed.
By the time he was supposed to have finished "growing up", Andrew realised that he had no receding hairline, no obstinate grudges against the youth of the day, and he certainly had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. He had no passion for anything, except perhaps time-travel. Since he wasn't particularly keen on spending the next thirty years being prodded by men in white coats in some dingy old building full of drab colours and soft edges, he didn't admit to this fantasy and studied engineering instead.
After graduating with first-class honours, Andrew moved to Cairns, Queensland where he spent the next few years pretending to be a respectable citizen (working a conventional job, paying taxes, nodding his head at sensible things like pot roasts and democracy, shaking his head at foolish things like pineapple sundaes, the English cricket team, and communism).
By the time he was supposed to have finished "growing up", Andrew realised that he had no receding hairline, no obstinate grudges against the youth of the day, and he certainly had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. He had no passion for anything, except perhaps time-travel. Since he wasn't particularly keen on spending the next thirty years being prodded by men in white coats in some dingy old building full of drab colours and soft edges, he didn't admit to this fantasy and studied engineering instead.
After graduating with first-class honours, Andrew moved to Cairns, Queensland where he spent the next few years pretending to be a respectable citizen (working a conventional job, paying taxes, nodding his head at sensible things like pot roasts and democracy, shaking his head at foolish things like pineapple sundaes, the English cricket team, and communism).
Pretending to be a respectable citizen
When his job expired in the middle of 2016, Andrew realised that he still had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. It was then that he decided to stop pretending to be normal and stop pretending to be a respectable citizen. He abruptly announced that he planned to embark on a journey beginning "somewhere in Asia, heading in a generally westward direction, for an indefinite period of time."
His indefinite journey began in Sarawak, Malaysia, where he enthusiastically embraced his newfound vagabond lifestyle.
Three months later, his indefinite journey abruptly ended. In a hospital bed. In Sarawak. He had been found, barely alive, after thirteen days lost in the Malaysian jungle.
Having survived to experience his twenty-sixth birthday, Andrew's adventures continue...
His indefinite journey began in Sarawak, Malaysia, where he enthusiastically embraced his newfound vagabond lifestyle.
Three months later, his indefinite journey abruptly ended. In a hospital bed. In Sarawak. He had been found, barely alive, after thirteen days lost in the Malaysian jungle.
Having survived to experience his twenty-sixth birthday, Andrew's adventures continue...