My First Time Living Abroad
After graduating high school, it was clear to me that I won't continue straight with sitting in a classroom and listening to one person all day long. I needed to go out, to explore the world. I don't really remember how I came up with the idea, but I was sure I'm going to do an Au-Pair year. Actually, I wanted to go to the US, but at the end, I got an offer from a family in Brisbane and decided to go there instead. And guess what; best decision ever!
I mean, in America I had no rights with my 19 years, whereas in Australia everything was possible. Also, when do you ever have the chance to go to Australia?
So from January until June 2012, I was a live-in au-pair at an Australian family in Brisbane. I took care of three kids aged 4, 6 and 9, which was an experience itself already.
Brisbane is still one of my favorite places these days and has one of the nicest atmospheres I have ever experienced. I also visited Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Fraser Island, Byron Bay, Surfers Paradise and Airlie Beach - all places that I can recommend.
For almost three months afterward I traveled around Oceania, including Fidschi, Bali, and Lombok.
But the most important part was the time when coming back home. Realising that I as a person has totally changed and my surrounding didn't change much was just depressing for me. I've experienced so much in those 8 months and nobody could really understand. I guess that was when I developed my passion for traveling. Almost every month from that point I've been outside of Germany and the story continued...
But the most important part was the time when coming back home. Realising that I as a person has totally changed and my surrounding didn't change much was just depressing for me. I've experienced so much in those 8 months and nobody could really understand. I guess that was when I developed my passion for traveling. Almost every month from that point I've been outside of Germany and the story continued...