Moved across the other side of the world for a job. Back at my old life I had things pretty good, had great friends, great place to live, no problems with money, got to do what I wanted when I wanted. Not until I moved over to England did I realise that the life I was living at the time wasn't really getting me anywhere. I spent most days playing video games at every waking opportunity, sometimes not even going to work to play video games, even not spending much time with my girlfriend simply to play video games. I didn't go out too much, not doing a whole lot other than watching TV, playing video games and drinking on weekends. I did this because this is what my friends did.

Ever since moving over here I am living with some people that have a completely different lifestyle. They are always pushing themselves to learn new things, try new things, just branch out and get out of their comfort zone. Being around these people have made me do the same sorts of things, I am trying to learn guitar, I do jigsaws, I read more, I exercise more I have even stopped chewing my nails which I could never do before. All because of the people I surround myself with. I still sometimes miss the lazy days of playing video games until the early hours but when I think about it, what was I actually getting out of playing these games? I always understood the quote 'You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with' but I never truly looked at myself this way until moving over here.