Steph's Travel Adventures

People come and go from your life, it's just the way things move along. That saying could not be more true when it comes to the people that play a big role in my daily life, my carers. Over the years, i've had more carers than I can count, and it's just something that I have had to adjust to, the best I can. Most days there is someone here with me for 12 hours of the day. I often find myself feeling a bit like a bobble head being bounced around, but instead of being stuck on the dashboard of a car, i'm in my wheelchair. I fully understand that without my carers, I would not be able to do many of the things that I am fortunate enough to participate in, but it does not mean that it makes it any easier to adjust to. In my lifetime, I have experienced many people making assumptions about me, just because i'm in a wheelchair. They may assume I am dumb, or incapable of speaking, when in fact i'm not dumb at all and can communicate just fine, but people ASSUME, ...

On Monday the 23rd of September, 2019, Tegan and I were on our way to see Troye Sivan in Brisbane, at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Southbank. We left home at around 3:00pm and arrived in Brisbane an hour and a half later. We wandered around the Convention Centre, as the doors didn't open until 7:00pm. We joined the line for merchandise and waited patiently for it to open up to the general ticket holders. I purchased myself a PopSocket with Troye's face on it and a 'Bloom' program. Tegan purchased herself a Thelma Plum shirt. (Thelma Plum was Troye's opening act). The area we were seated was one of the best we have been too, and it's a shame that more concerts aren't held at the Convention Centre. We watched Thelma Plum perform and then finally, it was time for Troye! The songs he performed were: - Seventeen - Bloom - Plum - Heaven - Fools - Lucky Strike - Wild - I'm So Tired (Cover of the song he did with Lauv) - Postcard ...