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title: Au Pair in Australia with GeoVisions
description: Becoming an au pair in Australia, providing childcare to a welcoming host family and enjoy a fulfilling global job as an au pair in Australia. Learn more.
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# [Au Pair in Australia with GeoVisions](https://culturalexchangeproject.org/blog/au-pair-in-australia-3)

 Written by [Caroline](https://culturalexchangeproject.org/blog/author/caroline) | Mar 19, 2016 11:04:38 AM

> When faced with the big question should I do it? Whatever it may be, and you look at your life with nostalgic fondness and comfort, but without any real passion or curiosity-- you already know the answer.

Life isn't meant to be lived in the same place, doing the same thing; it's meant to be expansive, challenging. A life that takes guts and  heart and brains is one worth fighting for. Here's another [GeoVisions post](https://culturalexchangeproject.org/blog/au-pair-in-australia) about being an au pair in Australia having to do with taking calculated risks and making life better.

#### When I moved to Australia to be an [Au Pair](https://geovisions.org/international-au-pair/) through [GeoVisions](https://geovisions.org/), it didn't matter which country I started off in, it just mattered to me that I started the journey.

I needed to prove to myself that I could take off and live on my own.  And I've been having a blast as an Au Pair.  That isn't to say there won't be bad days, but so far I've lived here for two and half weeks and I'm already a part of an Australian comedy team.  I've befriended a group of oracle readers and pagans, I've seen Brisbane-native Franco-gypsy bands, artists conducting media projects in tiny bars, lots more!

When I got of the plane in Brisbane, I had a vague memory of what my host family looked like, and approximately zero Australian dollars.  I then saw my name scrawled out on a piece of paper held by a kind-looking woman, Helen.

The initial days and nights of being an [Au Pair ](https://geovisions.org/program/au-pair-australia/)were drenched in jet-lag and tired confusions about entering the left, not right side of the car, feeling like everyone driving on the roads were on the brink of a head-on collision.  And people describing their height with the metric system, which led to a lot of lazy calculations.  But after a while, things appeared more similar than different.  Until next time....

**Unique Australian Facts**:

- If you visited one new beach a day in Australia, it would take more than 27 years to see them all.
- There are more than 20 million kangaroos in Australia.
- The [Great Barrier Reef ](http://www.greatbarrierreef.org/)is the planet’s largest living structure.  And it has it’s own postbox!
- Australia has 3.3 times more sheep than people.

To learn more fun facts about Australia, click [here.](http://www.buzzfeed.com/jemimaskelley/facts-about-australia#.rrDx8e5Ga)

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