Jule in Down Under

Better late than never. That's once again my motto for Tuesday's blog. Meanwhile, I was on vacation in Wye River with my host family (Steve, my host dad, and the three kids) and...

hey my dear ones, I know I haven't been in touch for a long time, but the au pair life is not particularly exciting. Last week, the days I have been dreading finally arrived. My...

Some of you may have already noticed that last weekend I was at the Oktoberfest in Canberra. Or rather in Queanbeyan which is in NSW. I was in 3 states in one day, Victoria,...

Last Saturday I took a bus tour along the Great Ocean Road. After the first seven weeks, I really thought that I would spend every weekend here alone, but in a short time I...

Last week Josh and I dared to bake pretzels. Thanks to Thermomix, it wasn't a big effort to make the dough. Amazingly, everything went really well (better than in Germany). The...

McKenzie Falls

String was? Yesterday I crafted together for the first time with the kids. The day before, I went to the hardware store to get boards and nails. String Art refers to creating a...

Today was finally the day. The fourth child of my host family was born today. The little Charlotte Poppy is incredibly cute and sweet. She is so small :o. Mother and baby are...

Weekend in Melbourne is over too quickly. I met up with another au pair from AIFS in Melbourne and together we explored the city. The Queen Victoria Market is definitely worth a...

Hello everyone. It has been some time and I have experienced some nice things in the last few days. On Thursday, I had a premiere. Not only did I cook for my host family...

Mittlerweile bin ich seit einer Woche in meiner neuen Familie in Buninyong. Buninyong ist ein kleiner Ort mit ca. 3100 Einwohnern. Also noch kleiner als Havixbeck. Meine Familie...

Last Sunday I went to a football game for the first time. The Australians have their own version. It's a mix of rugby and football, so it is quite brutal. We traveled to...

Heute bin ich mit den anderen Aupairs in Sydney angekommen. Der Flug war nicht so schlimm wie erwartet, obwohl man den Pool doch echt platt sitzt:/ Eine Überraschung war die...