Part One: Going Back to My Roots
Posted by Mark Evans on Tue, Jun 29, 2010
Those of you have met me over the past 5 years probably think I am Australian. CEO of an Aussie company, Aussie ‘twang”, continual references to Telstra, Optus and Sydney’s stunning beaches…..
But in actuality, I am not. I grew up in England. My family are all English and if I am pushed to make a call on the matter, then I would have to say “I am as English as fish ‘n chips, cup-o-tea and Mary Poppins.”
I moved to Australia 23 years ago (when I still considered myself immortal) and made my life and career in Sydney. Surprisingly enough, in a complex web of happenstance, I now find myself back in Blighty! Back on my old stomping ground after spending six years in New York.
I have to say, after 23 years, it was initially odd. It’s a strange position to be in. In the first few weeks, I was fumbling with the coins and was a bit bewildered by the place. It was like walking back into your childhood home and finding it full of strange people. After my first month, I felt as if I had never left. In fact, the TV shows so many re-runs, that even switching on the TV is like being back in the eighties! It just costs more now.
Workwise...well I will write about that in my next post later this week.