She told us some interesting stories about what it's like being an actor in Australia and one of my favourite stories was the one she told about her meeting with Cate Blanchett's agent in LA. Marta was so great and so fun to talk to. Interacting with all these cool people is just becoming part of my everyday life. Honestly I don't know what my life is these days. My housemate invited her over as well as her friend who is a wildflower grower over for an intimate dinner. Marta is in Sydney from Tasmania to film a tv show and present at the AACTA's. On Monday night I walked into my apartment to find actor and producer Marta Dusseldorp there. The last time she'd worn the jacket she'd been in Paris. At the end of the night she put her hand into her left pocket and discovered in there a Paris train ticket and a pair of pearl earrings. It was so wonderful and she was the loveliest host in a beautiful floral jacket. When I realised who I was talking to I was so star struck and in awe. Charlotte Smith, fashion collector/anthropologist/author who's books I've read and enjoyed. My favourite part of the night was when I realised the co-host, Charlotte, was actually Charlotte Smith. It was filled with the most fashionable people you'll ever meet. The party was in a stunning Art Deco house literally on Coogee Beach. I don't think anyone had an empty glass all night. On the weekend I went to a party where there were endless bottles of Bollinger champagne being poured. Does anyone relate to this feeling? I moved from Perth to Melbourne 14 years ago and didn't really feel like this, but I was a lot younger and also really fell in love with Melbourne. The upside of all this is that I'm growing but mostly that it's really cool to be of more than one place, to be familiar with more than one place and also to know people and have friends in different cities. What does that look like, how does one ground themselves and what does one do with this new layer of understanding? I'm still working through this, and figuring it out. Or maybe it's that I'm letting go of idea of belonging to One place. ![]() I'm trying to understand what it's like to not belong. ![]() Just another city, with buildings and people and culture and weather. There was a home but I left it and now I feel like this floating being in space. I am still me, which I'm ok with, but now I am me in this new place, which I'm realising is actually not that different to the one that I moved away from. It's quickly becoming familiar and I'm seeing it for what it is. Work, friends, personal life and Sydney life. But now I'm feeling like I don't belong to any place. There is no home. Belonging and sense of place are the current issues and learnings that are currently playing out in the story of Juliet.Įverything is great.
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