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 :)

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. :)

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

Woop

Im booked and im now heading off on a new adventure, heading off to Darwin on the 26th cant wait :) :)

So there was a family in Sydney that I was really enjoying talking to and I had decided that I would like to go with them this decision made was done last week and I haven't heard anything new from them, other than asking for my CV, that is a little bit strange.

so I have still been talking with other people, all over Australia, Germany and also the UK,

I well be talking with at least two more families tonight I will be talking to a family that live in Darwin they seem like a pretty neat wee family, and Darwin is quite a nice little place I had been there once visiting my dad when he lived there,

another family that I may be living with are part german as well, that would almost be nice I could get to learn some more exciting german . ;)

More updates

I have now had 200 profile views, that is pretty amazing, I have also had a few family applications, a couple from Australia, 1 from Germany and also 2 more from the UK some very great stuff
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I have currently emailed with 3 more families
and last night I spoke to another family, this family lives just about an hour outside of Sydney and they live on a small farm land so lots of space to hang out and play, this family has 5 children but if I went with them I would only be looking after the youngest two who are 4mths old and 1.5 years old, so it wouldn't be too much of a work load to handle,
 the host mum of the family seemed really awesome and totally friendly, I am almost tempted to go with that family,

but I am waiting on at least two families who said that they would like to have a Skype chat with me, on family is from gordonvale, near cairns so  I would almost get to go and visit my dad every now and then, so I am waiting to hear from them, and the other family said that they would contact me sometime this week.

I am currently contacting the other few families that have contacted me to find out more about them, and perhaps Skype chat too

another epic update

so I have now 154 profile views since I opened up my profile last week, so therefore it has been a week which is just fantastic,
I have heard from so many families already, had applications from Australia, Austria and also United Kingdom

and I have sent a few out to many families all over Australia and also New Zealand as well
heard back from so many families that it is just over whelming :)

I have been Skype interviews all sorted out and lined up as well, Booking myself :)


So far I have had 1 Skype talk with a family, today who lives just a little bit outside of Sydney, the family seemed really nice and friendly, the mum was Australian and the father is American, they have two cats. and only one child who is 12 weeks old if I went with this family she would be close to 6 months old for when the mum is planning on heading to work

she is a very adorable baby, called Maddie, now just to wait and see what the family decide

so now wait and keep chatting with others :)

*fingers crossed* at this rate I could be going to Australia soon