Helen Keller is completely right! No matter if your adventure is a day at the park or moving across the country or world once a year, you need to make sure that you are always creating new adventures and experiences for yourself. I have decided that right now my adventures include moving across the world for the year!
I have made my official decision to go to Zurich, Switzerland! I am so excited to have a decision made and know what my next step is! It was a very difficult decision but I know that it was worth the struggle. It said a lot to me that the family was willing to go through nearly a month of back and forth to figure everything out with the visa and all, so I think that we are really a great match.
A little about my upcoming life: I will be an aupair for a French and Canadian family living in Switzerland. They are both lawyers. There are two kids, and in October there will the a new baby! There is a 9-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl. Their current aupair has been so very helpful with everything. She has given me honest answers about what to expect as an aupair- both the good and the bad! I will be heading over at the beginning of August through August of 2011!
I will also be taking French lessons while I am there. I will also be looking into volunteering somewhere once a week or something since I will have some free time while the kids are at school. I am going to take full advantage of being in Switzerland and I really want to get to know Zurich and the rest of the country. My goal for my trip is a country a month and a new city/town in Switzerland every month!
One of my best friends from high school is getting her Masters in Ireland in the fall and I have another friend who is going to be an aupair in Germany. I will have some tastes of home and of course anyone who wishes to visit is welcome!
