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Athens 2022

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I chose to come to Athens after Ireland in very last minute. Probably less than a week before the trip end in Ireland. I was thinking to go to Japan, I’ve been to Japan every year around the same time. But I am glad I changed my mind and spent a month in Athens.

I needed to spend alone time, to digest what I learned and heal the wounds came up on surface in Ireland. Visiting powerful sacred spots everyday, being with someone who I admire, and a person who is sincere to be herself, and always open without lying to others or herself…. is hard!!! So much to learn, so many opportunities to know others, universe, love and myself.

I picked a lovely apt in Athens, closer to my favorite yoga studio, and easy access to Acropolis and beach. I'm so glad I chose this apartment. Home/shell is so important for me as a cancer/crab.

By the way, Athens has the best option for lovely, clean housing that I can afford. Way better than Bali or Mexico, which I consider 3rd world countries with options of 1st world needs. That is a huge reason I attract to this city as well.

And most reason I attracted to here is feeling home. I have friends, I know how to get around, love their foods and I could have a comfortable life style. And also still feeling of vacation, no obligations, a state of no responsibilities. It’s like a grandparents and grandkids relationship, just having sweetness, not much obligations. And still feeling deep connections and love.

I had a life drama last year in Athens. I thought I won’t be back here because it was painful. However, the painful memories did not affect my love for Greece. It might even made deeper, because l experienced real life in here and felt love and support from my friends. I love my dear friends here. Every year I get to know them better.

I mostly spent time in Athens just to live. Work on my healing, editing, taking care of my body, hanging out friends. Home/shell is so important for me as a cancer/crab! Walk around the acropolis and plaka. Few days at beach and a day trip to Corinth with Michiko was such a gifts.

I hope I can go back here again soon!

Memories of Athens, October 2022

Greece 2020

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I wrote this diary about a year ago, and never posted. And I found it after I wrote other one recently, about my stay in Greece this year. Feel so different, the same place, same people, but my experience of Greece was totally different. Light and dark, pastel to black and white, beginning to end…   That much different. I thought it might be interesting to post these together.

I still in love with my experiences in Greece this summer. Why summer is always so miracle to me….   No, not always. I was even afraid summer a period of time. Because I had huge life changes few years in low in summer. But now I can see that was good change… or changes always good. I could move forward because of it.


I wasn’t expected this much. I extended twice, and stayed in Greece 3 months total(max that I can stay with visa free).  It felt so natural, I was living there. I met lots of great people, and made friends. I could be myself more than anywhere, I felt free. 


Freedom comes from oneself. I crave freedom, because I don’t have one in myself. Freedom is not how you live, it’s how you feel. 

I often upset/sad because of feeling of “no one understand me” I keep saying it, and still dealing with it. 

I probably not really listening my own voices… allow myself to be “me”. On going process. 


What was the part I could feel freedom to be myself in Greece? Mostly expressing to people. Greek people loves coffee chat, and deeper conversations. I think I should maybe admit in sometime that I might like debating… I thought I don’t, but good debate or discussion to share knowledge or beliefs and if we could respect each others differences even after little heat up is a gem. Because we fully understand what other people are passionate, or feeling of pain. And emotion is sort of the key to understand themselves and other too. Emotion is natural thing, but how to relate it will changes. 

Few my greek friends are pretty good about it, express their feelings and beliefs with observing point of view, and accept mine too. 

I was maybe just lucky. Lucky to meet those people. I always feel lots of healing and extremely happy if I could open up my heart to others. Doesn’t need to be debate way, I had the same/similar experience when I spent two weeks at Joya. Shared fun and my sort of weakness to other people. It’s weird to say weakness, because what I shared was my creation, and relation to it. But I felt so naked doing it. 


I can do that anywhere, regardless of situations, I can open my heart to others.  But not that easy. The beauty of Greece, people who enjoys conversations and life, foods, awesome wine and very special places that I visited helped me so much. It is rehabilitation until I get used to it, and be able to do anywhere, anytime with anyone. Be myself, and open to others.