This book is not a work of fiction; it is a true story―or 365 short stories in fact―based on my best recollection of daily events in my first year spent living in Sydney, one very big year altogether. Familiar images spring to mind when one thinks of Australia, but how many of them accurately reflect what the country is really like? And what about Sydney? It’s a city most Sydneysiders think they know pretty well. But how does one really describe what it is about this place that attracts so many people? It is because of such questions that my mind is always searching, and when I find the truth, only then can I rest.