In 2019 I was 28 and at a crossroads in my career. I was teaching at a school not far from where I grew up, but I felt it was time to look for the next challenge, to step outside my comfort zone and fulfil a dream of working somewhere either rural or remote.
After sending out some applications I had two very different choices before me. One was an offer of employment as an assistant principal. It would be a step forward in my career and a permanent leadership position. The other was a six-month contract as a teacher in Wilcannia, an outback community on the Darling-Baaka River, about two hours from Broken Hill. The traditional owners are the Barkindji people.
They were two very different paths. Two worlds pulling me in different directions.
I found myself thinking, what was it
