After a three month stay in Brisbane, we are happy to embark on a new adventure. On the other hand, we are going to miss many lovely places and some daily routines which we have developed since the beginning of September.

I wrote a lot about typical things here in Brisbane and described some trips we made, but now it high time to say something about our homestay. At least, we spend more than 50% of our time at this amazing place.

Our homestay is located in the suburb Chelmer, which is around 10 kilometers from the citycenter. Dissimilar to the neighboring areas, Chelmer is quite flat and it’s easy to walk or to cycle in there. Although it isn’t so close the center, the railway takes only 15 minutes to the downtown. A magnificat river is flowing through the outskirts and makes them much more green and natural. And indeed, our homestay is build directly on the river. The house has a very charming and shady terrace on which you can easily relax or work.

We lived in quite comfortable room with a big king size bed, a large wardrobe, and desk and some shelfs for our staff. Furthermore, we had a separate bedroom with a restroom and a shower. We were also be allowed to use the kitchen and, of course, the terrace. As an impression, I added the following pictures.

Besides the marvelous location, we had a very lovely housemother. She is a piano teacher and pianist and plays very impressive. The teaching lessons started often before seven, but it didn’t disturb us at all. Like a typical Australian, she is very open-minded and kind-hearted. It was a very pleasure to stay with here and had a profound insight in the Australien way of life.