Belonging is shaped through the experiences an individual encounter over time. Skrzynecki represents this with his experiences of belonging explored in 10 Mary Street, where he lived “for nineteen years”. His repetitive use of time reinforces the routine he mentions in his story, strengthening his sense of security and connection that Skrzynecki had, he then talks about the difficulty he faced to leave the comfort of his own home to cross “over that still-too-narrow bridge” and finish his travel to his boring school, with this Skrzynecki, deepens his connection and experiences he had with his old home. In contrast ‘In the Folk Museum’ shows how Skrzynecki felt like an outsider to the Australian society, because of his inability to relate to
