In a land far far away...

Ok, I'm just gonna kick it off with the facts. I'm going to Australia as an au pair in August !!! Yes, you heard me. AUSTRALIA. I'm pretty much losing my mind here. I can't remember the last time I was this excited. Studying has totally drained me and I need to DO something. Leaving my home country for about 9 months and working as an au pair is definitely that. I feel like the luckiest person in the world right now.

I found the nicest family possible, I think. I skyped with the mother and the kids and they all seemed very warmhearted and the kids were adorably energetic. The mother is Finnish and the kids all speak Finnish, which is nice. Although I reaally reallly want to improve my English, I don't think that speaking Finnish will stand in my way. I'll be working with the neighbors as well and they're not Finnish, just like most of Australia's population, so I'll get my fair share of English as well :D

I'm not a big worrier. ...Ok, I just imagined all of my friends screaming LIAR! Let me put it this way: I tend to worry about insignificant stuff while the big stuff doesn't scare me at all. Like right now, my biggest worry is driving a car on the left for the first time (right side is the right side!). Not the long flights and waits at the airport all by myself, not whether or not I'll get along with the kids, missing home or being so far away. Just NO. I know I'll manage all of that. And of course I'll manage the driving. I've got my own car here in Finland, I know how to drive. I guess that's just my own freaky coping mechanism, picking a stupid little thing to worry about rather than the big things. Like huge kangaroos jumping towards you... Not scared at all XD

I'll try to write more this summer. I know I've been a lousy blogger. I'm working the whole summer again. The same office but a different job. Now I get to just pack the stuff, arrange the papers, glue and cut and things like that. It's easier and I get to move around rather than just stare at a computer screen. Let's hope that I'll manage staring at it at home while updating this blog :D

'til next time!
Em