When one door closes, another opens

I love adventures. So, after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin as a certified elementary teacher, I decided to embark on one.  Teaching in Austin was a closed door for me, so I started checking out my other options.  I looked into teaching abroad on military bases.  But applicants need at least 2 years expereince, or they need to be married to an officer on base.  Then I looked into teaching at Missionary schools.  But they wanted me to raise all of my salary.  That didn't sound enjoyable.  Then I looked into substitute teaching in another country.  I applied to teach in New South Whales, Australia.  I only had a few more documents to send over when I discovered a site called greataupair.com.  (An Au Pair is a live in nanny.)  This site connects nannies with families all over the world.  My aunts' friend's daughter did this and loved it, so I thought I'd give it a try.  I made an account and started searching for families.  To my surprise, several families were interested in me.  Now all I had to do was choose the family.  Then, the perfect family found me.  They have 2 children, ages 9 and 12.  They live in Sydney, Australia.  They are a wonderful, kind family.  After a skype interview, we sealed the deal. 
So, after many closed doors, I found my adventure.  Off to Australia for 6 months!
I leave in January and I'll get back in August.