I am just loving my time in Darwin :)
I have also made so many different friends too whilst i have been here which has just great, a lot of Au Pairs from Germany but many other countries as well, i have made a few good friends with one from South Korea, a few from Germany, one from the Uk, as well as the US and Italy.
It is just great being able to make friends from different places around the world, especially through being Au pairs, because then you can also explore the country you are in as well, with a great group of people :).
This is one great thing about being an au pair other than working with great children and also meeting great people along the way.
the other day i went on a pretty good tour around the city of darwin, of course it is nothing like the walking tours in Berlin. but it was a good tour all the same it went for either an hour or 90 mins, and you were on a bus, the best thing about the tour was the fact that you could get a ticket for 24 hours or 48 hours which is pretty good which meant you could get on or off at the stops that the bus made and get back on it, using the same ticket.
also checked out the darwin military museum which was just fantastic :)
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
A month
Will on Friday i will have officially been in Darwin for a month, and i must say that everything is going just great so far :), going to get out and about soon and go and explore more of darwin and hopefully catch up with more people that live in the area as well.
In just under a few weeks it will be Jonathan's first birthday pretty exciting, especially now that he is starting walking :)
In just under a few weeks it will be Jonathan's first birthday pretty exciting, especially now that he is starting walking :)
Friday, 12 September 2014
Two weeks
So now that i have been here for going on nearing three weeks, the weeks and days so far have just been great
My two days of the first aid course on 3 and 4th of september went pretty will, so i am w certified first aider, although the person that as taking the course wasnt that great.
After i completed the first aid course on the thursday, with Esmee and Jonathan to the Mindall Bay markets, which are pretty cool with stalls, not just food ones as well, we walked around the them for a while and got some food as well, some chinese honey chicken, while we watched the sunset go down on the beach for a while, pretty much everyone at the markets were on the beach watching the sunset..
Had some fruit as well as a crepé with mixed berries and maple and served with cream it was just yummy :).
On the weekend i went along to Jonathan's swimming lesson, which was fun , and then we went and had breakfast at a place called finlays which also had pretty neat garden there that we walked around after breakfast, i had American Pancakes from there with a Cappicino,
Over the last few days i have been doing some study, to keep at the top of it,
On the wednesday i went into the city, to the Darwin waterfront to meet up with another Au Pair for lunch which was pretty cool, before we meet up i went to check out the WWII oil tunnels which were just awesome :), although it does get stuffy inside them,
At lunch with the other Au Pair Georgina we went to il lido, this time i had a steak, cheese and carmelised onion panini which was good but also very filling, afterwards we walked along the waterfront a little bit,and also chatted and then walked into the city and sat in the mall for a bit, got to catc the bus on the way back.
On the thursday was my first official day of looking Jonathan on my own which was good, we went for a trip to the park for a wee bit, and played with bubbles, there was also a big power cut around Darwin as well, that carried on durimg the night, for friday, i just had to take Jonathan to day care, then as i was sitting down and doing some study, Katie the cat came back to the house, and had to take her to the vet because she had been atracked by a dog and had a nasty wound on her back .
Today i will be writing in my other blog and watching Jonathan for the afternoon
My two days of the first aid course on 3 and 4th of september went pretty will, so i am w certified first aider, although the person that as taking the course wasnt that great.
After i completed the first aid course on the thursday, with Esmee and Jonathan to the Mindall Bay markets, which are pretty cool with stalls, not just food ones as well, we walked around the them for a while and got some food as well, some chinese honey chicken, while we watched the sunset go down on the beach for a while, pretty much everyone at the markets were on the beach watching the sunset..
Had some fruit as well as a crepé with mixed berries and maple and served with cream it was just yummy :).
On the weekend i went along to Jonathan's swimming lesson, which was fun , and then we went and had breakfast at a place called finlays which also had pretty neat garden there that we walked around after breakfast, i had American Pancakes from there with a Cappicino,
Over the last few days i have been doing some study, to keep at the top of it,
On the wednesday i went into the city, to the Darwin waterfront to meet up with another Au Pair for lunch which was pretty cool, before we meet up i went to check out the WWII oil tunnels which were just awesome :), although it does get stuffy inside them,
At lunch with the other Au Pair Georgina we went to il lido, this time i had a steak, cheese and carmelised onion panini which was good but also very filling, afterwards we walked along the waterfront a little bit,and also chatted and then walked into the city and sat in the mall for a bit, got to catc the bus on the way back.
On the thursday was my first official day of looking Jonathan on my own which was good, we went for a trip to the park for a wee bit, and played with bubbles, there was also a big power cut around Darwin as well, that carried on durimg the night, for friday, i just had to take Jonathan to day care, then as i was sitting down and doing some study, Katie the cat came back to the house, and had to take her to the vet because she had been atracked by a dog and had a nasty wound on her back .
Today i will be writing in my other blog and watching Jonathan for the afternoon
Tuesday, 2 September 2014
A week
So my first week of being in the lovely city of Darwin has gone just great it has been hot around 32 degrees but has not been to unbearable.
Havent been doing too much just slowly gettimg to know the routine and gettimg used amd havimg "Little Bug" gettimg used to me which is goimg pretty good, i have being getting a lot of cuddles from him, and enjoying playing lots of games and having fun with touchable bubbles outside which just sat on the lawn or in the trees for ages which was pretty funny .
I even had a go and babysiting him for a night whilst E &S went out for a date night, that was quite alright since "Little Bug" was put down to bed before they had left so i had to just listen out for him, he only woke uo once and so i settled him down and put him down to sleep again which went alright
Watched the new Doctor Who that night as well.
Even had a look around the area that i live in that has a lovely wee walk to go on.
Yesterday went on a wee trip into town with E and we went to an area first called Cullen Bay and then went to an area called East point which was pretty interesting had a lot of interesting WWII fortifications in the area bonus in my book :), then we went out to where a big gun turret is, awesome :) :), and afterwards we stopped at Fannie Bay Coolspot and had an iced chocolate with a blueberry chessecake and then went to pick up "Little Bug" from daycare.
Today i spent the day running through "Little Bug" s routine from giving him breakfast, bottles, putting him to bed at separate times in the day, spending time playing with him, making lunch and dinner for him and also bath time this was to just get us both used to each other while doing the routine as well, which just went great :)
Over next couple of days i will be doing my first aid course :)
Havent been doing too much just slowly gettimg to know the routine and gettimg used amd havimg "Little Bug" gettimg used to me which is goimg pretty good, i have being getting a lot of cuddles from him, and enjoying playing lots of games and having fun with touchable bubbles outside which just sat on the lawn or in the trees for ages which was pretty funny .
I even had a go and babysiting him for a night whilst E &S went out for a date night, that was quite alright since "Little Bug" was put down to bed before they had left so i had to just listen out for him, he only woke uo once and so i settled him down and put him down to sleep again which went alright
Watched the new Doctor Who that night as well.
Even had a look around the area that i live in that has a lovely wee walk to go on.
Yesterday went on a wee trip into town with E and we went to an area first called Cullen Bay and then went to an area called East point which was pretty interesting had a lot of interesting WWII fortifications in the area bonus in my book :), then we went out to where a big gun turret is, awesome :) :), and afterwards we stopped at Fannie Bay Coolspot and had an iced chocolate with a blueberry chessecake and then went to pick up "Little Bug" from daycare.
Today i spent the day running through "Little Bug" s routine from giving him breakfast, bottles, putting him to bed at separate times in the day, spending time playing with him, making lunch and dinner for him and also bath time this was to just get us both used to each other while doing the routine as well, which just went great :)
Over next couple of days i will be doing my first aid course :)
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Day 1
So today was just a slow sort of day had a pretty good sleep after my long flight, after getting ready for the day i went along with Esmee to take Johnathan to daycare for the day, so that i would know what to do when i take him along for 2 days a week.
afterwards just sat around the house for a wee bit, then headed down into the city for some lunch, first we had to make a couple of stops, before we went down to the waterfront, we went to a great little restaurant called il lido it was a nice little place situated by the made up beach, that is made so that it is safe to swim in from the crocodiles, jellyfish and also sharks.
Had a Steak and Mushroom pie which was fantastic very good, served with chips and salad.
then just drove around for a bit and also got myself a sim card. later went and picked Johnathan back up and just potted around the house again before dinner :)
afterwards just sat around the house for a wee bit, then headed down into the city for some lunch, first we had to make a couple of stops, before we went down to the waterfront, we went to a great little restaurant called il lido it was a nice little place situated by the made up beach, that is made so that it is safe to swim in from the crocodiles, jellyfish and also sharks.
Had a Steak and Mushroom pie which was fantastic very good, served with chips and salad.
then just drove around for a bit and also got myself a sim card. later went and picked Johnathan back up and just potted around the house again before dinner :)
Hello Darwin
Finally after what felt to be a slightly long flight i have, although not as long as when i headed to Berlin,
at 6am i flew from Christchurch to Sydney, it took almost forever to get through the check in at the christchurch airport.
the flight to Sydney was good, i was in the middle seat so i didn't see much out of the window, i got free entertainment so i watched a movie, the movie that i watched was Planet of the Apes (2001) it was a good movie.
also had breakfast which was pretty average breakfast, eggs, baked beans, sausages and fruit but with a good cup of tea to go with it :).
once we landed in Sydney it was a nice day but cold and wet, didn't end up taking all that long to go through customs and get my bag before i headed off to find the train to be able to head to the domestic terminal that i needed to get too, after that i got myself all checked in quickly ffor my last flight then i just pretty much relaxed and waited before i could go, had a wee snack and checked out the Qantas heritage centre which was pretty cool to learn about the long history of the airline.
The flight out of sydney which left there at 12pm, was very bumpy as it was very cloudily and happily i got the window seat i watched a movie called Captain America: The WinterSolider which was actually pretty good to watch, i had also watched a little bit of Call the midwife, sherlock, Big Bang Theory and listened to a bit of Johnny Cash as the plane was coming into land
Had such a yummy lunch on the plane it was just great Roasted pumpkin pasta, with creamy spinach sauce it was just great mmmm
its so cool flying over the length of Australia because the landscape changes a lot and it looks just great
flying into Darwin was ok expect when we went to land think that the pilot went a bit fast as we skidded hard the the plane went sideways.
Esmee and wee Johnathan was there waiting for me which was great, didn't feel the heat either for awhile once i arrived, i was pretty exhausted by the time i got there, we went to have a coffee and a yummy carrot cake, then headed back to their very lovely house and just relaxed for a bit. :)
at 6am i flew from Christchurch to Sydney, it took almost forever to get through the check in at the christchurch airport.
the flight to Sydney was good, i was in the middle seat so i didn't see much out of the window, i got free entertainment so i watched a movie, the movie that i watched was Planet of the Apes (2001) it was a good movie.
also had breakfast which was pretty average breakfast, eggs, baked beans, sausages and fruit but with a good cup of tea to go with it :).
once we landed in Sydney it was a nice day but cold and wet, didn't end up taking all that long to go through customs and get my bag before i headed off to find the train to be able to head to the domestic terminal that i needed to get too, after that i got myself all checked in quickly ffor my last flight then i just pretty much relaxed and waited before i could go, had a wee snack and checked out the Qantas heritage centre which was pretty cool to learn about the long history of the airline.
The flight out of sydney which left there at 12pm, was very bumpy as it was very cloudily and happily i got the window seat i watched a movie called Captain America: The WinterSolider which was actually pretty good to watch, i had also watched a little bit of Call the midwife, sherlock, Big Bang Theory and listened to a bit of Johnny Cash as the plane was coming into land
Had such a yummy lunch on the plane it was just great Roasted pumpkin pasta, with creamy spinach sauce it was just great mmmm
its so cool flying over the length of Australia because the landscape changes a lot and it looks just great
flying into Darwin was ok expect when we went to land think that the pilot went a bit fast as we skidded hard the the plane went sideways.
Esmee and wee Johnathan was there waiting for me which was great, didn't feel the heat either for awhile once i arrived, i was pretty exhausted by the time i got there, we went to have a coffee and a yummy carrot cake, then headed back to their very lovely house and just relaxed for a bit. :)
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Two Weeks
In exactly 2 weeks I will be on my way to Darwin, I can't wait :), I have my tickets all sorted for my flight, at least I have enough time to figure out how to get from the international terminal to the domestic one.
only thing really left to do is pack my bag, at least I still have all my summer clothes which is just great :)
before I do leave I will be visting with my grandma in Kaikoura for a bit as well as catching up with as many friends as I can in Dunedin :).
Im excited and I must say I feel so much more relaxed this time
only thing really left to do is pack my bag, at least I still have all my summer clothes which is just great :)
before I do leave I will be visting with my grandma in Kaikoura for a bit as well as catching up with as many friends as I can in Dunedin :).
Im excited and I must say I feel so much more relaxed this time
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