Lachlan Wittick

Lachlan Wittick
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Birthday
December 31
Bio
What happens at the Burning Ghat's in India? What's it like to go clubbing in Jamaica? What's it like to visit Miami for the first time? Writing is a great way to process past experiences. Share your thoughts here!

MY RECENT POSTS

AUGUST 2, 2011 1:33PM

The Not So Lonely Planet.

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In the summer of 2011 I left my degree in advertising to live on a
commune, high in the Andes of Ecuador, South America. In a month I
lived with a wig maker, a novelist, a professional criminal and an
advertising creative from New York...amongst other interesting
characters. Their/… Read full post »

JULY 25, 2011 12:23AM

First Impressions of Miami.

From a Liberty City ghetto to Haitian street art,  Miami Florida is way more than just South Beach. 

 Check out my first impressions here 

 Haitian Street Art

 

 

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Travel in India throws life right in your face. It also acts as a reminder of how death is a universal consequence every human being faces.

 Find out my about my experiences at the Burning Ghats in Varanasi here

  A Ghat along the Ganges Read full post »

APRIL 3, 2011 11:14AM

People of Key West, Florida

The Florida Keys gives an illusion of being the end of the world. As the sun sets, it's like a curtain is being drawn over the Atlanic.

 Find more out about my visit on a College road trip  here

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011 9:49PM

College Parties.

Movies like American Pie and Sorority Boys have made them famous around the world. 

 So what REALLY happens at a typical College party?

You’re covered in Smokin’Notes with a pasta strainer on your head, trying to dance with someone covered in/Read full post »

JANUARY 26, 2011 10:11PM

What it's like to live in College.

We’re not in high school. We’re not at work and we definitely don’t have kids. But we are students, and we’re living in Weaver Hall at the University of Florida!  There’s plenty to say about that.

There’s a fake red lobster in the shower. Someone’s versRead full post »

JANUARY 16, 2011 8:07PM

I’d rather Cook in College.

 
Food is in abundance. Yet the ritual of sitting down and enjoying it appears lost to many Americans. When it comes to eating on a daily basis – I’d rather cook in College.

Customers at McDonalds clutch drink containers in one hand, forkRead full post »

DECEMBER 17, 2010 12:39AM

The US Consulate General, Melbourne

Consulate General Offices give a sense of the place you’re traveling to, even before you arrive.

“Are you nervous?” said the official protected by a think sheet of glass during my US student exchange visa interview.

How would you feel after two security checks, an escort and numeroRead full post »

DECEMBER 6, 2010 6:44PM

I hate my job.

Conspiracy theories, free beer and dirty looks. It’s all in a day’s work as a supermarket sales person. If you want to learn how to waste time at work, read on…

You need a good imagination working as a supermarket sales person. I’d stand by my trolley for hours, tellingRead full post »

OCTOBER 27, 2010 8:41PM

Why I quit Facebook.

For me, Facebook always felt awkward. It was the sense of always watching others, while they were watching me that made me leave it for good.

I’m not against online social networking. And I like Mark Zukerberg, the founder of Facebook. He seems to be able to maintainRead full post »

OCTOBER 24, 2010 5:40AM

Scary Love. Barriers to Freedom.

Love is not just an emotion. It is a context.

The longevity of a union between two individuals is not only about emotional connection, but rather the ways in which their individual worlds collide to develop their own planet of emotional intimacy.

The logic of love. There… Read full post »

OCTOBER 24, 2010 5:31AM

Perception and the Environment

This collection of photographs acts as a metaphor for how humanity can coexist with the natural environment.

In each photo the actors exhibit humble and unassuming physical postures, likening themselves to the surrounding natural environment; including rocks, water, and shade.

Their humble unassum… Read full post »

AUGUST 28, 2010 4:15AM

Creativity and the Orgasm

 

Being creative isn’t always creating art, playing music or even writing an ad. It’s much deeper. More intuitive. Being creative is linked with some of life’s most mundane tasks. It can be found in spades within every human being, even if only fleetingly – that’s tRead full post »