I was told to live like a tourist after my 18,000km move. But I owe Tasmania more than that

Ruth Dawkins and her husband, now living in Hobart: ‘I know we are mere visitors here, tiny specks on the island’s immense history.’ Photograph: Supplied

A little over a decade ago, I was living in a small English commuter town, a 40-minute train ride north of London, when my husband was approached about a job in Hobart.

“Hobart?” I said. “Where’s that?”