Hello, everyone.
This post is simply a launch of the blog that I will be keeping up while I'm travelling and living in Australia. I leave September 8th, on a plane that starts in Billings, flies to Denver, then L.A., then hops the Pacific Ocean all the way to Auckland, New Zealand, and finally alights in Cairns, Australia on September 10th.
I decided to do this for a few reasons. First and foremost, I've been dreaming about Australia since I was 14 years old; a coworker and part owner at the Donald Ranch outside of Melville, Montana told me about his experiences working on a cattle station in Queensland and ever since, I've been dying to go. Secondly, I found that the idea of teaching abroad very appealing and began the application process for that, but found that Australia is full of native teachers but lacking in jobs. So instead of teaching, I'll be working on various farms and ranches throughout the country. The third reason that pushed me into finally taking the leap, which happened more recently (within the last year), was a conversation I had with Laura Boyce about her experiences in Australia. Because of Laura, I was able to contact the farmers/ranchers she had worked for while over there and was given a job and a place to stay. Without Laura, none of this would have been possible.
I will conclude there; it is likely I will not post for awhile since the internet at home on the ranch is basically nonexistent. But I will post as soon as I start my preparations for the trip and am hopping a plane to the Land Down Under.
Sarah
