Feels Unreal

Since my last post, I have been patiently but diligently searching for a family that I could see myself easily fitting in with and that met most, if not all, of my criteria. I did my part in searching and applying and trusted God to take care of the rest and as always, He did.

I found a family that I was interested in from the get-go. I favorited them, waited for them to favorite me back and say they were interested, and then I sent them an e-mail. From there, through e-mail, I answered their set of interview questions, they liked my answers, so I sent them my questions. Once they responded and I liked their answers, we decided to take the process further with a Skype interview yesterday (4/16) morning. At the end of the interview they offered me the position. I took 24 hours to think it over (although I knew I was going to ultimately accept anyway) and accepted the offer this morning (4/17). Here it goes, what we've all been waiting for... The details on my family, the location, and the job. =]

The Family: Jewish, family oriented, enjoy quality time together, Mom, Dad, 2.5 year old boy, 5.5 year old girl, and a newborn in late June... Oh yeah, can't forget Ollie, the poodle
The Location: A small suburb with a population of 4,085 in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne has a total population of 4,077,036 (half of NYC's). The suburb is located about 11 km / 7 mi south-east from Melbourne's central business district and about 15 minutes from the beach (public transportation and I are going to become really good friends).
The House: 2 story, 5 bedrooms, garden in backyard, own bedroom with corner floor to ceiling windows looking into backyard, bathroom shared with children, internet access
The Job: Mid-July - February or May of 2013, Getting the two older children up and ready for school, driving the two children to school and activities, picking the children up from school and activities, caring for the 2.5 year old boy on the two days a week he doesn't go to school, helping the mom with the newborn when needed, general house tidying (dishes, straightening up, picking up toys, etc), helping in the evenings with meals, baths, and bedtime routines
The Benefits: Weekly pay (in addition to free food, rooming, internet, cable, etc), over time paid additionally, time off when needed to explore Australia, all expenses paid family vacations to Sydney, Port Douglas, and possibly Philip Island, time off to come home for Christmas, use of a car (part of the time)

Oh gosh, there is just so much more to share!!! I will save it for the next post though which will include my start date, flight information, and my next steps. I love that God knew all along what he had for me. He knows me so well. It definitely has not sunk in yet that I am really going to do this... in 3 short months I am really going to be living on the other side of the world in Melbourne, Australia. I think once I graduate and am able to focus solely on this journey it will all start sinking in....