Updates from my life in Athens! :)

Oh my, the days are going past so fast! Way too fast! I've already been here almost three months and I'm so scared about even thinking about going back to Finland and to face the "reality".. I've just been trying to think how could I chance my life in Finland to make myself feel like I'm actually living my youth like here I am, and not just carry out the days, weeks and months.. Of course here I've mostly been like on a vacation and I really have to get back to my real life someday, but how could I change it even a bit.. Anyway, like I said days are going so fast and I haven't written in so many days! So here are some updates what I've been up to the last almost three weeks..

On 21th of April my sister arrived and I picked her up from the airport! It was so lovely to see her after a while and we were both excited of her being her. She came in the afternoon so after we got to my place we left to walk around the city and I showed her around. In the evening we had to go back to the airport to pick up her luggage which had gotten lost in Frankfurt. She flew via Copenhagen.. In the evening we went to Gazi for drinks in WH (why sleep) bar. As usually the area was so growded of people! :)

Taken near Monastiraki sq.

Taken in front of the Parthenon

The next morning we left around 1pm (okey, or afternoon) to walk around to Plaka, Monastiraki, Syntagma etc. We were at the city for 4 hours just walking around! In the evening we went to Pireus to eat at Manos' place and he was really glad to see Trina also. He told that he wouldn't have recognized her without me. We just made it to the last train leaving from Pireus.

Zea Marina, Pireus by night

On Monday 23rd we went shopping in Ermou and in the evening we decided to go away from the center for once, so we went to Panormou the eat at this nice restaurant. :) The next day we continued to shop but this time we went to Egaleo. In the evening we went again to Manos place to say goodbye to him! :/ 

On Wednesday morning we left to the airport around 10 am and I felt a bit sad 'cause the days had gone past so fast. But I didn't have that much time to think about since I had to rush straight to school for the language course. After I rushed to the gym, grocery shopping and skype with my parents. :)

Thurdays 26th I went to E.I.A.A my other practical training place and the day there went fast by as usual. Now I finally got my photos from my phone to my computer so here are so photos from there. But first I must "defend" physical therapy in Greece that even though the stuff is old in the photos there are still places that have much more modern equipment etc, like the same that we have in Finland.

After practical training I met Miina near her place and we went to eat pitogyras, again.. :P Then we went to her rooftop to enjoy the hot weather and the burning sun! We sat there not that long and even though we used sunlotion I had lines from my shorts already.. In the evening I went to the gym even though I felt not so energetic..

Friday I had I day of so me and Miina headed to Syntagma-Ermou-Monastiraki to hang around and eat FroYo (frozen yogurt!) It is sooo good! I didn't do much else on friday, only the basic stuff like gym.. :D This makes me sound like I'm really active and really really in shape but I wish that I had the energy to go more often and do more. I feel like I'm not good enough when I think how my teammates practise in Finland. :/

On Saturday 28th morning we (me, Miina, and two other finnish girls Kati and Laura (who studies in Thessaloniki) left for beach. Even though it was cloudy it was still warm. We went by tram and I hate to go to the beach because it takes around 60 minutes to get there. It's not that bad, but the tram is always so over crowded and it stops at every stop.. At the beach we met two nice guys and were playing rackettes with them! It was so nice, I love playing the game! On the beach, sun shining and excersising! 

After the exhausting day at the beach and not eating that well I still managed to get myself to the gym and then rushed to take a shower and get ready for the party my flatmate was having at our place! I'm glad that she informed about it to me a few days earlier so I could also invite some people.. People started coming at 10 pm and the police arrived at 12...! Two or three different people had called to police and they wanted to speak with both me and my flatmate.. They asked for my flatmates ID but she told that she didn't have any, so I had to give mine to the officers. They took all my info up and we got off with a warning.. When I went back inside I literally started throughing people out.. After the place was empty I left for drinks with my friend to Kolonaki to this nice and expensive bar! :D

On Sunday I did NOTHING! And it was so relaxing. I just went to the gym for a little while and then back to sleep.

On Monday 30th I went to the gym.. (okey this starts to sound really boring :D) and then I headed to beach by myself. At the beach I met one of the guys I had met on Saturday! :) We played rackettes and had fun!

Tuesday 1st of May was a day off as in most countries it is, I think. It was absolutely hot day, +31! So me and Miina went to the beach, Kalamaki! After the beach we were so exhausted to do anything else. I think one tradition here on the first of May is to pick up flowers and make a wreath of them and hand it to doors, balconies etc. Also the first day of the month (I think every month..?) everybody says Kalo Mina = Good month.

Last week on Wednesday 2nd I went to the practical training were the teacher immediatelly demanded me to tell her where I had been last week.. Red as a tomato I told her that my sister was here etc.. She didn't like my answer that much.. :D Then it was time for some greek lessons again and we hang around (me, Karolis from Lithuania, Marie and Alex from France and Shiesma from Holland) before the lessons started. At the lesson we didn't pay that much attention.. and after we went to shop in Ermou --> gym --> shower and then it was time for Athensmus party were I was talked into. The party started with a preparty in the tram and it was a nice experience! :D almost 100 people from the same group in one tram. :P Then we went to Pireus to this HUGE club called Akrotiri!

On Thurday 3rd in the morning, after sleeping like two hours I felt so terrbile (not because of drinking, 'cause I didn't drink that much) and I had to leave to the practical training from which I excused myself after couple of hours since I was so tired and there wasn't anything to do.. The rest of the day I stayed mostly in my bed feeling dead tired.

A short update of my last weeks here! :) I'm so enjoying my life right now! I don't think it could be much better! Weather is around +30 every day! AND I*M FEELING GOOD! I don't remember if I've posted this before, but this is a good one : "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing" --> I feel just like that!