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This week we drove to Atlanta for Georgia’s dance competition — which meant crossing a state line.

In Australia, that used to feel like a major event. Flights. Planning. Real distance.

In America, it can mean a couple of hours on an eight-lane highway.

From enormous roads and midnight traffic to the ritual of stopping at Buc-ee’s (twice), this episode reflects on what “scale” feels like in the United States — and how it shapes even the small moments.

We also found ourselves watching Georgia perform via livestream… from the car park of the same building. A very American kind of full house.

Along the way, I noticed something else: when I’m calm, I blend in here. When I’m emotional, my Australian accent steps forward — and sometimes so does the reminder that I’m not from here.

This week isn’t really about highways or petrol stations. It’s about belonging. Ritual. And the quiet spaces between feeling inside and outside at the same time.

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