Where are you from, and why?

G'Day Bella! From Italy to Down Under: a Millennial Migrant who did it for the plot.

By Barbs Honeycutt

· Launched 3 years ago

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Where are you from, and why?

[I took the wrong tram. I know where I am but I don't know where I am going. I meant in life.

Shared on Twitter - February 10, 2015](https://barbshoneycutt.substack.com/p/where-are-you-from-and-why)

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My first sworn enemy

Or: why I am not in the imaginary Hogwarts House of Slytherin.

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Renewing my passport & other side-quests

Bureaucracy kills only your soul.

May 20

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Bonus: The Postcard Club on Substack

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The eight deadly sins of pizza

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Linguistic homesickness

Jul 8, 2025 • Barbs Honeycutt

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Who needs an Italian holiday when you are exactly where you wanted to be?

Jun 15, 2025 • Barbs Honeycutt

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Culture shock is something only cool people experience...

Feb 20, 2024 • Barbs Honeycutt

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I found a job right after Uni but didn't know it was a scam

Oct 1, 2024 • Barbs Honeycutt

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It isn't a cult: it's a pyramid scheme (pt 3)

Shaping connections abroad into questionable geometric figures

Apr 27

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The exotic taste of a cultural reality check

Don’t you hate it when you started peeling a quick and easy tangerine, but instead it’s a small orange?

Apr 8•Barbs Honeycutt

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Visa options & existential dread

Should I build that puzzle, knowing I could be kicked out of the Country soon?

Mar 16 • Barbs Honeycutt

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‘Welcome to 30s!’ survival kit

Accompanied by involuntary jazz hands due to caffeine and newly acquired anxiety.

Feb 25 • Barbs Honeycutt

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What LEGO and puzzles taught me about moving Countries

You know you’re excited to dive into a new jigsaw puzzle when you ignore the bubble wrap.

Feb 2 • Barbs Honeycutt

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Shoe and Squish diplomacy: a migrant’s field guide

Ethical repercussions of squishing insects and attending barbecues

Jan 21 • Barbs Honeycutt

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The eight deadly sins of pizza

Meet Theseus’ Pizza - or when does pizza stop being pizza?

Jan 7 • Barbs Honeycutt

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