Study Companion ❤

Nothing much happened today, i mostly stayed home stuDYING 🙂

Fortunately i had nice company! This is my little cat, a friend of mine found him on the street when he was just a little kitten baby. She told me and i immediately decided to become his cat-mom ❤ Now he has tripled in size and has almost become a full grown (aristo)cat. He spends most of the time sleeping eating or running arround the rooftops that he can reach from my balcony..

….he also loves to sit on my lap or desk when Im studying!

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i must admit that I have a weakness for orange cats.. and fun fact..their color remind me of cappuccino which is orangebrownish with touches of white froth milk 😂

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But also note that studying will probably take a bit longer, especially when your cat constantly tries to steal your pens, highlighters, drink from your coffee, sit on your notes etc..

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Goodnight ❤

Let it snow ❄ ❄ ❄

Today something really special happened! it snowed in the city at the university and at my cottage house in a village nearby!! May not sound overwhealming for people who live in northern Europe were snow fills the biggest part of the Winter, but for Cretan island people, especially the ones living close to the sea, snow is a “once in a year” phenomenon. In the morning I had lectures at the university  and by the time we went outside for a break a small layer of snow had already been formed. Instantly we ran outside, enjoyed the snowy atmosphere and also built a little snowman ❤ Afterwards i went to my cottage house which is closer to mountains and there was a beautiful white landscape so i just drove arround to capture some moments.

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Maybe the magic thing with snow on Crete is that its quiet unusual to see a wineyard or a beach covered in snow 😉

here is the tiny snowman stating ” i’m melting for you” , the view from my balcony and an another overexcited human beeing who is endlessly gratefull for the wonderfull weather today ❤

So goes by another day in which i studied way less than i had planned but it was SO worth it 🙂

Bon nuit!

Study and Snow day!

Monday today,

It has been raining a whole lot but fortunately i had to stay in my cozy appartment to study for my upcoming exam. I love to listen to movie soundtracks while Im studying! Currently my playlist includes Harry Potter, The Revenant, Hatefull Eight and Narnia music. Combine this with the sound of the rain and you get a quiet perfect study atmosphere 😉 Despite the fact that i should probably lock myself inside my room until the exam, I actually managed to squeeze in 2 hours of free time..so i took the oppurtunity and drove to the closest mountains because i was honestly dying to see some snow ❤   …and the landscape was truly magical  ❄ ❤ ❄ ❤ ❄

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Gotta go back to study now!!! ciao ✮

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back to base

Good evening,

Sunday today, we came back from Hamburg to Heraklion 2 days ago which took us almost 24 hours. Our flight departed on Friday morning and we reached Athens at noon, took a busride to the port in Pireaus from where we took the ferry to Heraklion… so, OK if there is one good thing about choosing the ferry which takes arround 9 hours over the airplane which takes about half an hour its the view that you get the hours when the ship leaves or arrives the destination. Normally the ship leaves Athens at 21:00 so that you can enjoy the citylights from above getting smaller and smaller until they vanish. When the ship reaches Heraklion at 6-7 am with some luck a beautiful sunrise awaits.

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finally arriving to Heraklion in the morning, theres a liiiitle bit of snow on the mountains in the right corner of the picture =)

2After this 24 hours “back to base” trip i spent half the saturday sleeping and the other half cleaning and organizing my home. Now i feel rested and as ready as someone can be for the continuation of the university semester!!

Good news: weather forecasts say it might snow those days even in the city which rarely happens!

Bad news: i’ve got to study for an orthopedics exam next Saturday so there won’t be much time left to enjoy the snow.. 😦

Happy new year ~ 2019 ~

This year we decided to spend Christmas and New years eve  in Hamburg were my grandma lives. People here dive so deep in the holiday spirit!  Every little corner is decorated with colorful lamps, glittery stars and huge christmass trees. Even the tree in the middle of the lake is wraped in christmas lights ☆ ☆ ☆

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On new years eve we chilled at home and went to see the fireworks on midnight 🎆 Afterwards we exchanged some presents (i think it is a greek tradition to open presents on new year and not on the 25th of december). Our husky dog didnt like the fireworks as much as we did and got a bit crazy when he heard the noise but we managed to calm him down after a while.

And even if dont really like new year resolutions because i think that everyone should try everyday to get the best out of himself and not wait until new year, a new month or monday to start improving i find its good start for today to set some goals :

  1. Enjoy the small things in life and appreciate everything that i have
  2. Spend more quality time with friends and family
  3. Getting better at my hobbies (sports, art, music)
  4. Focus more on my studies

Maybe i’ll try to write them down or look at them every once in a while to get reminded!

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Chapter II : My life

Time to introduce myself 🙂

My name is Eva , I’m 23 years old and currently in the 4th year of medical school in Heraklion Crete. I was actually born and raised here but i also spent 3 years living in Hamburg, Germany during highschool. After school i began to study architecture since i have always been passionate about art, interior design and houses but after one semester i decided to switch my studies to medicine which i also find immensely interesting and satisfying. My hobbies include all kind of sports, most of all watersports as sailing, swimming and snorkeling but also other outdoor activities like hiking, cycling and exploring nature.

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i also love love loooveeee animals, this is my sisters dog and my cat ❤ ❤ ❤

if theres one thing that makes me feel like home, its the sea..breathing in the salty air,  and seeing those perfect blue waves crushing the shores.. it’s magical!! Being able to enjoy the beauty of the sea whenever you want is one of the biggest privileges of the islandlife..

 

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Chapter I : The Beginning


  • Photo taken at my house in Heraklion Crete

Sooo…! Creating this blog was a quiet spontaneous decision that I got today on the 30/12/2018 after thinking a lot about my life during Christmas holidays. Creating a blog is a life dream of mine but I never felt ready enough because I wanted everything to be perfect. Today something exploded inside me and I felt a huge urge to start what I have been dreaming about for so long. I realized that nothing can be perfect from the first day you start doing it. So I am going to leave my perfectionism behind and follow my heart and passion instead. From now on my interpretation for perfect is “doing my best for every single blog post, improving and learning from criticism and always remember to stay authentic while letting my personality develop freely “

I am 100% ready to jump into this adventure!!! ❤