.Four Planes. Two Boats. One Amazing Week.
The weather was nothing short of amazing! Not only was it 30 degrees warmer than Ireland, but when I went to the islands, I couldn’t help but run out onto the deck of the ferry boat, throw my hands in the air and feel utterly and completely alive. Nothing but blue skies, soft, white clouds, the shadows of islands in the distance and a sea that would give any painter inspiration. Once again on Mykonos, I found the island to be more real than I ever experienced in the summer. It was empty. However, with the few bars still open, I walked into my favorite one called “Agyra,” which means anchor in Greek. Right when I walked into the small bar flooded with multi-colored disco lights and playing nothing but Greek music, I heard voices saying “LINDSEY?” I looked to my left and to my right seeing some old friends from the summer. I felt at home and the happiest I have been in months. I spent roughly a week on Mykonos, enjoying the empty beaches, the sunsets, the small bands of new kittens, and of course the amazing food and hospitality.
After Greece, I flew back to London, only to have a nightmare of a time getting to my friend Holly’s house. Let’s just say having an Irish number with no credit in London is like having no phone at all. But like everything I do, it always works out and I am always okay. I found her £33 later at 3am. The next night we went to a club called Rehab in London and had a fantastic time! It was sad to leave Holly, her being one of my closest friends from Greece, but I know in time our paths will meet again.So now I am back in Ireland getting ready for my first holidays away from home. I am sorry I can not be home at this moment, mostly I apologize to my family. But this is the first time in my life I feel like I am not waiting around for others to tell me what to do next. I have blossomed into an adult and I have created a life over seas that will probably give me culture shock when I come back to the US.
