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Half way around the world
It was January of 2003 and I was the most optimistic, invincible kid I knew. At the ripe age of 20 I had decided that I was going to go study abroad in Sydney Australia. After being accepted by the school,
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Tuesday was my first day as a member of the British work force. I've decided to give my journalism career a jump start by working in one of London's local newspapers, The Hendon Times.
But my story begins before I even reached
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