Nonstop nonsense

Stuff happens, life gets in the way and for me it’s no difference.

The family I am with now is not exactly as was described in their profile. Apart from that there are these little rules that are there, which are more rules for me than for the kids. And on top of that, I am pretty sure that I can’t handle 5 kids. Especially those between the age of 3 and 9. And specifically these 5 kids..

How in the world do you tell a 3 y/o kid to stop hitting his sister in the head with a hard-plastic toy without getting mad or raising your voice? Exactly, you don’t.. And there are lots of little things like that. So as of today I officially know I won’t be staying here much longer.
Which would be fine if it wasn’t such a remote area and the train wasn’t so damn expensive here.

So I can either catch a train this coming week to anywhere, catch a train to Perth or wait another week and go to Perth with the family next weekend, where they will then drop me off.
I have 500 bucks, don’t know if I will get more, nowhere to stay after next week and nothing to eat after next week. Lovely.

I have found a possible job in a motel not too far away from here (Australian standards that is) that will provide me with accommodation and food. But it’s the opposite direction of where the family is going and catching the train to there, a 3 hour trip, will cost $88. And it’s not 100% guarantee that I will find something there. I called the owner earlier today and he said to call again at the end of next week. So I’ll do that and make my decision then, but in the meanwhile will look around where ever I can because I obviously need something..

Ah well, at least I’m still in Australia. xM

While I’m writing this, a storm’s raging outside. It’s pouring down and wind is bending the trees in ways yoga teachers would envy. I’ve just gotten back inside from one of my last nightly walks with the dog before I leave, walks I used to have every night. And while my skin and heart will always long for the sun, my psychological self enjoys every drop of rain. It has a great calm about it and is great for clearing air in open areas.
At first I was hesitant to go outside, afraid of ending up with a cold but I figured this could be the last bit of rain touching my skin for a long while.

I take great pride in my pride and I won’t easily admit it but there certainly are things that I will miss. Today has reminded me of several of those things, some closer to the heart than others. Rain and wind to name but a few.

xM

I said my first goodbyes today. To some of my favourite co-workers who unfortunately will not be there on my last day of work. It was a strange and awkward but sincere goodbye and it has made me slightly worried about my birthday/goodbye party coming Saturday.

A lot of people will be there, people who won’t all understand why going away for a year is something positive and something that has gotten me quite excited.

I have been asked so many questions already, by people who do and people who don’t know me very well and while some have reacted in the most positive of ways some appear to be disturbed even.

I kinda feel sorry for them because they don’t see this for the wonderful opportunity it is and only the bad sides. Obviously they don’t know me very well, but that’s okay. It just means they’re not worth the trouble explaining it to.

Life’s good and so are we
Live happy and let others be

I’ve found a family in Australia and the way things are looking now I’ll be flying there in 2 weeks. I’ll stay there 9 or 10 months and depending on the amount of money I will have I will travel on to visit friends in New-Zealand. Have to say that I’m really looking forward to the coming year. 

The family owns a farm where they have sheep and chickens. They live a relatively short 4-hour-drive from Perth and own a house there they regularly visit.  

So, I decided to post another bit on here and kind of make this my au pair online journal or something..

This is the score right now:
Date of registration: 2011-08-16
Number of views my profile had within the last 10 days: 30 
Messages sent: 17
Positive replies: 5
Negative replies: 5 
Applications received: 1

The positive replies are: 2x UK, 2x Spain and 1x Australia
The application I received was also from the UK.

Now really this doesn’t seem like a big deal, receiving an application, I mean. But this particular family has received over 130 messages in the past 30 days, according to their profile.
So, even though they had received applications, they did some profile searching themselves and out of thousands of girls they thought of me as a possible au pair.
Now colour me crazy but I see that as quite a compliment!

I do have to admit that I am really hoping for that Australian family to come through but right now, all I can do is wait. And man, I tell you, waiting has never been this hard! Not just waiting for the Australian family but waiting in general. Waiting to get a response, receiving it, writing back and having to wait again. Every email I receive on my phone is immediately looked at, as it just might be the one I was waiting for!

The only thing I’ve ran into that is kind of bothering me is the fact that some people do not respond after initial contact. I mean, if you’ve taken the time to email me you’re obviously somewhat interested. So when I write back please be kind enough to answer.
If you’re still interested, well duh! If you’re not, at least be kind enough to let me know. It’s the polite thing to do!

Well, I’ve told my bit, maybe someone else wants to share? I can only imagine that this feeling is quite common!
And to end on a positive note: I really am absolutely loving this all, even the waiting, as I know where it is leading me!

x M