A little bit of background behind my trip across the world.

Hello!

So this is my first time writing a blog so bare with me for a while!

As I was approaching graduation from Arizona State University the question “Now what are you going to do?” kept coming up. I had no answer. I could not decide what my next move was. I wanted some time to think and explore. So I followed in my friend Sarah’s footsteps and joined a website called greataupair.com. 

I signed up in October and found a family in Cairns Australia fairly quickly. I was ecstatic. I had always wanted to go to Australia and now it was possible. Unfortunately my visa took longer then expected and I had to postpone my, at that time January trip, till August.

I was devastated. And again the question “Now what are you going to do?” popped up again. I was now in Australia limbo. Just waiting for my visa and having no clue when or even if I would get it.

After 4 long agonizing months I finally received the email that brought me out of limbo. I received it around 5 a.m. and was on the website looking for another family at 5:01.

I was lucky again I found two families that needed me by the end of April till August. Now the hard part came. I had to choose.  If you know me well then you know that making decisions is not something I do best. It took me a week of pro con lists, excel spreadsheets, family and friend advice until I made the decision to go with the family in Canberra Australia.

It is the capital of Australia and a cute little city. It’s 2 hours away from Sydney, 2 hours away from the beaches, 2 hours away from the snowy mountains, and 6 hours from Melbourne. I thought it’d be the perfect city to go to before my 6 month job in the tropical Cairns. This way I can experience all the different aspects of Australia.

So Friday April 29^th my dad and me left Phoenix, AZ and headed to L.A. After stopping at the beach and for dinner we headed to the airport and I boarded the plane for my 10 month Australian adventure.