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Welcome to my world
Here you will find out a bit about me and you can read about my adventures and travels.
Hope you enjoy it and send me any feedback via the comments section.
2026 Sailing Away - USA and Beyond
2024 Europe and the Spanish Camino
2023 Europe 10th Anniversary Tour
2022 Japan - 2019 Permaculture
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This was literally how I got the best teaching job ever. A school that needed staff met a teacher who needed a school and magic happened Forever grateful.
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About me
I'm Wendy - I am in my third act - older, wiser and so grateful to be here and to have the opportunity to live a more sustainable life. I have three great loves in my life - my family, my friends and my dog. not always in that order.
I have had a great career in Human Resources and for the most part love every minute of it. But, in 2019 I attended a 2-week residential Permaculture Design Course in Noosa and it changed my life. I also finally became a classroom teacher in my third act - what a joy. The permaculture journey is found in the Japan 2022 tab - hidden quite well due to my tech issues - but the rest is pretty sequential.
The web page name "Strange! Who Knew? derives from my maiden name - Strange - and my constant cry of Really? when faced with interesting or challenging information.
Changes
The curveball that was/is Covid certainly changed my world as I am sure it did for everyone. The change for me came in 2020 when I finally took the step to realising the dream of becoming a bona fide Classroom Teacher. I resigned my HR role after navigating the hazards of Covid in aged and community care - pre - vaccines. Hardest job I’ve ever done fyi.
I was a CRT - Casual Relief Teacher - for a few months and then in May 2021 took the plunge and became a full-time temporary teacher at a small rural school in NSW - who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Tony and I relocated for 8 months to Temora and had the best time. I taught in primary and secondary classes and enjoyed every moment. Tony - not so much. Who knew the Astra Zenica vaccine could have such a devastating impact and is still lingering today?
May 2023
No surprise to anyone that I am back working in HR and have a side hustle as a Casual Teacher. Living the dream - doing what I love
Just off on a 2-month adventure with Tony. Testing the long travel option as we deal with the long covid fallout
May 2024
Strange! Who knew that I would still be working in HR 4 days a week - the big change is that I am not teaching this year. Still enjoying and grateful to be employed. Off on another adventure in June.
June 2024 - August 2026
What a lot of change - in late 2024 we decided it was time for a change and in Jan 2025 we sold our home in Hampton and moved to Kiama for the big sea change. And what a changer it was. We go back to Melbourne regularly to visit family and friends and it has been a challenging 18 months. But, I think I have finally turned a corner of acceptance and joy. Grateful for God’s grace in all of this and thankful to my dear friends who have stood by me through it all.
I'm Wendy - I am in my third act - older, wiser and so grateful to be here and to have the opportunity to live a more sustainable life. I have three great loves in my life - my family, my friends and my dog. not always in that order.
I have had a great career in Human Resources and for the most part love every minute of it. But, in 2019 I attended a 2-week residential Permaculture Design Course in Noosa and it changed my life. I also finally became a classroom teacher in my third act - what a joy. The permaculture journey is found in the Japan 2022 tab - hidden quite well due to my tech issues - but the rest is pretty sequential.
The web page name "Strange! Who Knew? derives from my maiden name - Strange - and my constant cry of Really? when faced with interesting or challenging information.
Changes
The curveball that was/is Covid certainly changed my world as I am sure it did for everyone. The change for me came in 2020 when I finally took the step to realising the dream of becoming a bona fide Classroom Teacher. I resigned my HR role after navigating the hazards of Covid in aged and community care - pre - vaccines. Hardest job I’ve ever done fyi.
I was a CRT - Casual Relief Teacher - for a few months and then in May 2021 took the plunge and became a full-time temporary teacher at a small rural school in NSW - who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Tony and I relocated for 8 months to Temora and had the best time. I taught in primary and secondary classes and enjoyed every moment. Tony - not so much. Who knew the Astra Zenica vaccine could have such a devastating impact and is still lingering today?
May 2023
No surprise to anyone that I am back working in HR and have a side hustle as a Casual Teacher. Living the dream - doing what I love
Just off on a 2-month adventure with Tony. Testing the long travel option as we deal with the long covid fallout
May 2024
Strange! Who knew that I would still be working in HR 4 days a week - the big change is that I am not teaching this year. Still enjoying and grateful to be employed. Off on another adventure in June.
June 2024 - August 2026
What a lot of change - in late 2024 we decided it was time for a change and in Jan 2025 we sold our home in Hampton and moved to Kiama for the big sea change. And what a changer it was. We go back to Melbourne regularly to visit family and friends and it has been a challenging 18 months. But, I think I have finally turned a corner of acceptance and joy. Grateful for God’s grace in all of this and thankful to my dear friends who have stood by me through it all.
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