This week we were asked to think about our neighborhood, why we lived there, what connected us to it and so on, the following is my brainstorm on Brunswick, what I think about it and why I’m there.

• I moved to brunswick because it’s close to the city, close to where I play sport and has everything I need within walking distance
• I’m from the country so I like the quiet of my street at almost all hours, except when school finishes and end because there’s a primary school at the end of my street, just like there was back in my hometown. This is my third year living in melbourne, the first year I spent living at RMIT village, it’s a very crowded place so my house here is a huge change.
• Despite loving my place I don’t tend to spend a lot of time there, I’m out and about doing things and staying with other people all the time, so when I’m home I like to really chill out on my own. I don’t know my neighbours but they seem friendly enough, my housemate is much like me, not home a lot.
• Because I don’t spend a huge chunk of time at home the feeling of going home is really nice no matter which way I’m going or how I get there. I don’t have a car and I hate spending money on public transport so I ride a bike almost everywhere that I go. In regards to a journey home I love going home from uni for a few reasons, one is that it means I can relax, but the journey home is so nice, I ride up royal parade which is so green and shady and looks cool as no matter the weather. I love going through parkville because of all the parks and trees and nature, I’m very attached to all things green and since moving out of home I don’t tend to see a lot of it anymore.
• Brunswick is iconic for individuals
• Peaceful – i think i weirdly find brunswick peaceful because I’ve never really lived on my own, I grew up with a kinda big family and my first year in melbourne I lived on res.