bad day
Today was a really shitty day at work... The sea was rocking like crazy, I wear these "Sea bands" to not get sea sick but at times today they didn't work 100 % (some people say it's just psychologically but I don't care as long as it works! Being sea sick is awful). And we were at this new work station which is just a platform in a bay, so basically you're stuck on the boat all the time. We used to be in Kalithea Bay where it's possible to get off the boat and walk around in nice surroundings!
I made a few mistakes, my supervisor yelled at me, and complained at me, what felt like, all day, another colleague was being rude and I was furious and mad and sad and cried and just wanted to get out of there. Buuuut of course I couldn't. You can't have a bad day when you have a job that involves creating an awesome day for the customers. You just gotta put that smile on and it's hard when the tears are burning inside haha!
At least I survived the day. Went to Old Town to get my ass kicked three times out of three at backgammon. Yeah, not good at that. YET. But it's fun! After that just home, play guitar, chill, eat, shower... before you know it, it's already ten o clock and time to sleep soon! Just gotta watch some tv-series first, sweet... And tomorrow is going to be a.w.e.s.o.m.e. Mum and dad are coming and later at night - bar street!
sweeties
I wish I could bring the dogs here. I kinda miss them sweeties.
open water 3rd day
Today was a busy day. Did the Open Water course all day which was pretty cool. It's nice to be in the water so much except for the part that I get so cold. Even though I wear a long wetsuit I get so cold so I can't really enjoy it 100 %! We did 3 dives, the deepest on 14 meters. This time we were in Ladiko because the boat couldn't go out because of the weather, fun with a bit of change.
Afterwards I went to Lidl to do some shopping (after having been stuck for about 1.5 hours in Ladiko because Brians car battery was flat haha) and now there will be some nice chilling and movie.
Even though this movie is pretty bad and lame it's still pretty funny!
new guitar
I bought a guitar today! So happy. I feel really inspired now, not having played or sung for 3 weeks! I felt like I was going mad for a little while. Now I can relax again, get all those feelings sorted!
best day off so far
Spent my day off with Luke and Steff. Had a great time, they're such interesting people. Sadly just travelers, not workers here in Rhodes. Hope to meet them again soon though!
Making a timelapse on the sunset
I will say this like a million times but the sunsets are a.m.a.z.i.n.g...
Saturday night again
I did the second day on my open water course yesterday. We kind of spread it out depending on how many customers. So yesterday was calm.
I love when the weather is like this. Sunny but huge dark clouds growing
We celebrated Emilias birthday at a restaurant in Old Town called Romeo
Good stuff
Preparing for Bar Street. Yesterday was pretty mad. They showed the soccer game between Bayern and Chelsea before the party started and one guy got so pissed that one of the teams scored so he broke a window and then there was some punching in the face.. For soccer?! He looked like he wanted to kill someone, that angry.
Other than that I met some nice guys from England and Germany. Had a great time. I can't say how much I appreciate when guys don't ask if you want to go home with them...! Why is it always about that? Why not just;here is my number, see you tomorrow?
backgammon
Day off today. Got plenty of rest, studied (200 pages in one day phew) for the open water course and played backgammon with Emilia and Tony. Lots of fun!
It's still a little chilly in the evenings here but it's nice because the beaches are almost empty on people since the season hasn't started yet
open water
I started my Open Water course today, so on friday I will get my license, woho! Which means I can dive without a dive leader anywhere in the world.
Long day, started 8:15, ended around 19:30 since we did a course on CPR and first aid stuff. (I didn't work other than that, just the open water course) It was fun but now I couldn't be more tired. It's 21:30 and I think I'll just crash now even though I have the day off tomorrow. No bar street tonight. But I sure would need it. I feel so extremely boring and shy some days when I'm with new people and not my close friends that I can be 100 % myself with. I never want to admit it but damn, I can be shy sometimes. Makes me feel bad. I really want to get rid of that quality. Going to work hard on just being myself, because that person is a whole lot funnier than the surface Malin..
Joseph and Emilia, recharging the batteries with some toasted sandwich and orange juice
snorkeling
Today was fine, felt a bit down though. Work was nice and easy, not many customers today but I was still super tired. Went snorkeling with the last group of divers which was nice. Made me feel chilly for the rest of the day but totally worth it! The evening was spent with some people of the crew and later on I went grocery shopping with Sam and Emilia.
(these pics are from my very first dive)
day off
Today has been nothing but chill. I came home around 5 in the morning and I can never sleep through the day cause it feels like such a waste so I got up 10:30, had breakfast, watched Drake & Josh (I love that show haha), took it easy. Went to the beach for an hour, got bored with tanning, went home, grabbed my longboard and went to Surfers Paradise to say hi to Quen. It was so fun to see him again, and I made a fool of myself as usual. We talked for a little bit (me soaking in sweat, very red faced from the longboard ride. Very awkward hehe) then went back, stayed an hour on the beach, went for a swim, lied in the sun and then went back home for a shower. And here I am. BAM, a very nice day off. But I'm looking forward to working tomorrow. Can you imagine? LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING IS THE BEST FEELING. Now time for a movie I think. Then sleep early!
saturday night in rhodes
Sundays are off so Saturday night means fuuuuuuuuuuun and no sleep! We celebrated Jackies birthday on a cute restaurant.
And went on to Bar street. Starting to feel like my second home..
Emilia being too cute
Random german guy. It was a fun night for sure! It's a million times better to party here than Sweden because:
1. It's so close 2. Mixed cultures 3. The party ends when it ends, not 3 o clock like back home 4. It's not classy and no dress codes 5. No entrance, you just go wherever you want 6. All the bars/clubs are in one long street so if you get bored with music, people whatevs you can just move on to the next and more and more. You guys will see when you come and visit me! Sweet.
briefing
I'm alive, busy with living (cheezy but so true). So let me give you a short update on what I am actually doing here. I work at a diving school called Waterhoppers. My work station is on a boat and we take both beginners and qualified divers for dives. Simple as that. My job is to pick up people, gather groups and get them ready with wetsuits, fins and weightbelts and make sure they have an awesome time among other things. It can be stressful (especially when the high season is starting) but so far it's really nice!
The tan I am getting from the shirt... wuh
The boat
My office (the picture is taken when everything is away, usually it's filled with wetsuits and fins)
Two of my awesome colleagues. I am lucky to work with such great and fun people, everyone is super!
To sum up, I haven't really woken up from my dream yet. Everything is perfect. And to top it off, this is the view I have every day, from my balcony. The sundowns here are amazin, I love it here...
Rhodes and place to live
Lousy update. I've been pretty busy. I'm in Rhodes again, but this time for at least a few months. I came here on Tuesday, stayed in a hotel and started looking for an apartment. It was not hard to find apartments but it was hard to find one that didn't feel like a dungeon, or smelled like cat pee, or had windows... but finally, I found this place close to the sea and bar street, in the paper. Toni from my work (I will tell you later) helped me translate. It's 300 euro / month, which is perfectly fine for this place!
sindi
the happiest dog in the world
weekend
Great weekend. Most of it spent with the best of the best; Elin. We went out on the Friday, aiming for some clubbing but ended up playing pool instead. Sleepover after and Saturday we spent on Gröna Lund, an amusement park in Stockholm.
Sweet bestie!
Tobias
Ice cream of course
LOL Elin
Later that night we went to the movies and watched Project X. Great movie, haha!
I wonder how I will survive without this girl when I'm in Rhodes...
