KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT
A Sydney man is attempting to extend the shelf life of a fresh batch of dopamine this week, after enjoying an incredibly blissful north coast holiday.
Tired of paying $750 a week just to struggle to breathe in a shoebox apartment in Zetland, 34-year-old Accounts Manager Evan Head (34) took some time in lieu this week and escaped up to Brunswick Heads.
Basking in a four night stay in a tree-house AirBnb, Evan spent his time slack-lining from cafe to cafe, sampling local gins, and pumping fruity pale ales at his new favourite establishment, the Brunswick Hotel.
But now that he’s returned to the glum concrete cesspit that is inner-city living in Sydney, Evan’s reportedly trying to extend the happy glow of his holiday by sprinkling little dashes of northern NSW culture throughout his day.
Inspired by the unique footwear choices of those from the Northern Rivers, Evan has been getting the dogs almost hourly, opting to barefoot his daily trip to the shops when he has to buy a microwave muscle meal.
“Chill out mate, I’m reconnecting with the earth around me,” Evan told our reporter, as he trampled shoeless through his local Coles carpark, foot black from the smog and soot.
“Did you know just 10 minutes a day of barefoot walking can ground you and renew your sense of self?”
Of course now that he’s returned at work, Evan’s not the first person in his high-rise office who’s attempted to bring cultural cues back from a holiday.
While other colleagues who’ve recently returned from Vietnam sip ratshit coffee at their desks, or Japan-ophiles try styling a vintage kimono over their work-slacks, Evan’s now considering swapping his leather brogues for Scandinavian thongs.
“I work a white collar job so no shoes won’t fly, but maybe I can get away with Birks in the office. But I’ll probably have to start with the enclosed ones, surely there’s a way I can make them client facing.”
