I have been wondering what my next step will be after I finish school. I think I want to go to uni, but I always thought that after year 12 I would be ready- that it would be a natural step, but it doesn't feel like that. I just feel so exhausted, so tired- like I've been doing the same thing over and over again. I want a break.
So I thought about taking a gap year (after applying for uni and then differing). For my HSC I am studying Italian, so I thought it would be great to go to Italy and backpack around, taking the trains and going to exotic places. One of my good friends wants to go to Greece and spend some time going island hoping, so my idea of going to Europe sounded like a plan.
After plotting and planning about Italy, it suddenly hit me that it was going to be hard and lonely, fending for myself in the big world. The longest I have spend away from home and family was when I went with my school Wind Ensemble to Germany, Austria and Czech Republic for 12 days. Maybe going from the comfort and security of my safe Sydney home and luxurious private girl;s school to the dirt and grime of trains and youth hostels was too much too soon. Not to mention too expensive.
In a small house in Shenton Park, Perth, Western Australia, Australia lives the Shiner family. They have offered to house me and feed me in exchange for 10 hours of babysitting a week. In my spare time I could study part time at the university or work a part time job for extra money. This extra money could be saving to travel back to Sydney (approx $500 return) or just to go into the bank for later. The Shiners also live close to the railway, so I wouldn't have to buy a car (but I could get a scooter license, but I'll have to look into it).
I think taking a gap year in Perth is a wonderful compromise between staying at home and studying and backpacking around Europe.
But it would be great to go to Italy. One day..
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