Today I read my latest post, once again. Now I'm gonna write a little bit about how did I feel then, what about now and have things changed somehow since the post in March.. Let's get started..
Well first, the snow is finally gone! Thank god, I would have lost my sense soon.. The last days have actually been warm in here. And just today I noticed that almost everything is already green or getting more green every day! It feels so good to see the sunlight! :D
Ringette season ended for us very well! I'm proud of my team and happy to tell that we won bronze medals on a really tight game against Raisio! Not once had we won the team before this season, and we won on overtime! The next season has already just started but I've been busy with stuff so I've just been practising on my own. It was a huge struggle once again for me to decide where to play.. I struggled with the pros and cons for weeks before I made up my mind. I decided to accept the offer I got to be an assistant coach / player in Hyvinkää.
My greek friend Dafni moved here in the end of Feb and I've been so happy to have her in my life here! I've been so happy to hang with her and get to know all the greek exchange students that live here for now! And also couple of other people from different parts of the world. They have showed me a totally different side of having fun and exploring Helsinki. So many places here that I've never been in or seen. Every time I'm with Dafni, I can be myself and have a great time speaking a little greek, having a coffee some place or just hanging at my work place! Couple of days ago my other friend from Athens came to visit us here! I'm so excited but at the same time a bit sad since next Saturday Lazaros AND Dafni are both leaving for good.. :(
To get back where I started from, the previous post. I read, again, the article that was included in the previous post about why we should travel while being young. It just makes so much sense to me, it's written perfectly! Basically it feels like it's written to me! Maybe referring once again to the article or just to my feelings of missing Greece, Athens, friends, home, food, culture, summer etc. etc. etc. I bought the tickets back to Athens for two weeks in August!
Anyway, first I'm gonna graduate to become a personal trainer (I already finally finished my studies on physiotherapy and also on gym instructor) on the beginning of June and a week after that I'm heading to my first adventure of the summer: conquering Thailand alone for two weeks! I really dont have a detailed plan yet, just a raw sketch about where to head and what to see in some places.. I'm gonna probably think about that a week before the actual trip.. :)
Then I'm heading back home to work for a whole two weeks ;) and then head to Barcelona with my friend Mira for a week. Or as we call it our "practise or boot camp" ;)
And, after that trip I just found out that I have an opportunity to travel to Gothenburg for one weekend FOR FREE in August! Our company is having a Nordic convension in there and they are gonna pay for everything! + I even get to train hard in there for one day. Perfect!
Even though my summer sounds only about traveling I'm also training really hard since my eyes and mind are still on the national team. The next and at the same time the last camp before the final elimination of the last players is held on the 24-25th of August. Then it is it. Time of the truth. Do I have what it takes to make it to the team or not. Will I make it or be one of the last players to be sent home. In August it will be pretty much exactly two years that I've been thinking and stressing about the national team and the next Championships. Counting players, evaluating myself and hoping for the best. Partly because of that I booked myself tickets to Athens on the next day after the camp. It was kinda like a gift to myself to relax and forget about it for a while. It might be that I'll be in Athens when they will announce the team. If I'll make it, it will be one part of the dream come true and even more perfect to be in Athens then. On the other hand if I wont make it, I think it'll be easier to deal and cope with it in Athens since I've got other things on my mind there also. We'll see what happens.
For now, I'm just gonna enjoy the last week with all my friends here in Finland and wait for the weeks to pass and countdown to Thailand to begin! ;)
-Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart-
Confucius
