Please?

The sun is shining, the sky is blue (unfortunately there also is quite a lot of wind) and I'm now sitting on my double bed in my own room with view on the swimming pool and palm trees in the garden. Just an average day of any Australian and I assume that soon this will become normal for me. But not for now, this is just my second day as the au pair of the Lehrer-family. It's 11 am here and I've got a break now. A 5-hour-break. (:

That means I'll be able to go almost anywhere. I could take pictures of the beautiful view, I could go to Sydney by ferry (I absolutely looove the ferry) or I could go to Bondi Junction, with its big shopping centre.

Instead of that I decided I wanted to play the piano and maybe just watch a movie or something, because I'm a bit tired. Yesterday my working day started at 9pm, but today it started at 7p, because the 3-year-old Jemima was going to go to pre-school. She didn't go though, becaus she's been ill for a few days now. She's already a lot better, but not 100%.

Jemima is a real toddler, she tests everyone's limit, while her mum, Claire, tries to make her say 'please' after asking something, because she has to learn some polite manners. Sometimes it works, but not always

I arrived at the family on Saturday, after having a few free days in Sydney. I love Sydney! At first, I only saw the high buildings and the loads of cars and buses, but now I discovered some really nice parks and other beautiful places. My favourite place is the bay with the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, I love it there. Though I had a great time in Sydney, I'm also glad to be out of the hostel and have a place of my own.

Saturday evening, after I'd arrived, I suddenly cried when I was unpacking in my room. I don't really know why, but I asked another au pair if she had had the same and she did indeed, so I guess it's normal. Now I'm having a really good time. I absolutely love the baby, Matilda. She's usually called Tilly, I think because it's easier. She's 8 months old now and she recently started crawling and besides that, she puts everything in her mouth. Literally everything. From socks to plugs and from soft toys to cutlery. You can't leave her alone for a minute, but I wouldn't anyway, because she's such a nice baby (:

I think about home a lot, but I don't really miss it. It's more that I think about; Oh, I'm already out of bed and mum and dad have not even slept one hour, how weird. I'm already making some plans to travel after the 8th of March, my last day with Alex and Claire. I want to go on a surfcamp and I'd like to go to Thailand and the Fuji Islands. Besides seeing the red centre and east coast of Australia of course. And maybe the west coast either. Can I stretch the time a little more, please?