Australian cars have the steering wheel on the right side of the vehicle. It means that they drive in the opposite side of the rode as almost all the countries in the world do it (with the exception of England, NZ, Japan, India and a few others). This has been giving me a lot of “trouble” since I tend to look into in the wrong direction of the road when I’m crossing a street.
Walking around the city has become some sort of extreme sport. I am a very distracted person which complicates this situation even more. There have been several times when cars almost ran over me. It’s a luck Aussies are very carefully while driving, because otherwise I would be a corp by now. Off course I have saved myself a few times with my super sporty skills (hahahaha) but I have to remember to pay more attention when I walk in around, specially if I’m about to cross a street.
It is quite an experience to get used to walk around the streets of this country. I’m glad I’m doing this transition in a small town with a few cars and not in a big city with a heavy traffic, because it would make things more stressful and dangerous for a distracted guy like me. But being in a country where people drive in the opposite side of the car, it is a nice way to learn to look to the other way not only when crossing the streets but in life itself because you never know what come to you from the other way.
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¡Hola! Soy Alonso, ciudadano del mundo nacido en México el 14 de octubre de 1986. Actualmente vivo en Australia. Estudié comunicación y acabo de terminar una maestría en Planeación y desarrollo comunitario.
Mi mayor pasión en la vida es viajar. Mi sueño más grande es conocer todos los países del mundo.
Mis hobbies son: hacer yoga, ir al teatro, ver películas, la comida, los libros, la naturaleza, los colores, tomar fotografías, escuchar música, estar en soledad, ver a mis amigos, escribir.
Odio el mal humor, la gente que se queja de todo, el mole, cualquier tipo de violencia, las corridas de toros y el reggetón.
Mi color favorito es el rojo, mi olor favorito es el petricor y mi comida favorita es la que hace mi mamá. Estoy perdidamente enamorado de la vida y "me encantaría cambiar este p̶u̶t̶o̶ mundo".
Mi alma es vieja pero mi corazón sigue siendo de niño.
En todas las redes sociales me encuentras como @alonsonm
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Hello! I am Alonso, a world citizen born in Mexico on October 14, 1986. I currently live in Australia. I studied communications and I just finished a master's degree in Community Planning and Development.
My greatest passion in life is traveling. My biggest dream is to visit all the countries in the world.
My hobbies are: yoga, the theater, watching movies, food, books, nature, colours, taking pictures, listening to music, being alone, seeing my friends, writing.
I hate bad mood, the people who complain about everything, el "mole", any kind of violence, bullfights and reggeton music.
My favourite color is red, my favourite scent is petrichor and my favourite food is the one my mom makes. I am hopelessly in love with life and "I would love to change this fucking world".
My soul is old but my heart is still young.
You can find me in social media as @alonsonm
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