Kefalonia, Ionian Island,West Greece

8th Dec

I reached Sami and Kate picked me up from the port.We drop the bag at boat and visit the house.The boat just park at the port.I met Jonathan at the house the kids Autumn and Jasmine.

We had dinner together.The island is big enough for me to discover after my duty.I take little walk at path this evening.

9th Dec

Yesterday was my first day slept on the boat. It was a bit nervous. I was awake and hardly sleep good. I hope I'll used to it.The boat was not too small. I back to boat after dinner.I'm learning Greek and some reading also.

I walk along shore and reach the house.Today was my 1st day working. Doing not much except cleaning dishes and taking care baby. Jasmine will turn one year olds in two weeks.She is a happy baby and easy to take care.Kate also nice but she is busy with her order from ebay now as it's Christmas season.It is a very beautiful and big island. We went to post office at another village, Mytos where is 8km from Sami.I wish i know fishing so i can catch fish and cook it.

Finally i pick orange from the tree. It really juicy and sweet. I had few.

I finished work at 2pm. I wen to lake read a book. The book i picked from the house. The title is December.I sat next to lake and close to beach. The ducks was came along to look for food.

I took nap at bench as i didnt sleep well yesterday.I hope today i will sleep better.I walked 45min near the mountain before the sun gone. The houses was super big. The peolpe here own the land and build nice and big house.

10th Dec
Today i didnt went outside as very chilly.The tempreture will drop down again.We didnt pick up olive as was raining in the morning.I was playing with Jasmin and she like me alot.But she don't wana to take nap till late.After i finished work i stay at house and watching movie.

I registered with language learning
http://www.fluentfuture.com/learning_resources/Learn-Cantonese
i try to give Mandarin/Cantonese lesson online.So i signed up few websites and hope someone will search for me to conduct lesson

I realised the window in my cabin on the boat wasnt closed properly.Hopefully i will get better sleep tonite.I going to cook curry chicken for the family.They love spicy food and Jonathan is a good cook.He made nice white sos pasta yesterday.

11th Dec
I slept at house yesterday as it's too windy and dangerous. I slept well yesterday nite.
This few day getting cold and temputre drop.I will stay at house tonite also.

We made up the house today with Xmas tree decor. There's an American couple will join us in 18th Dec. We went to Mysosi,8km from Sami have a drink at Jonathan friend pub after dinner. I made Spinach pancake with lemon and orange juice. They like it. Also curry chicken very nice. Not too spicy.We continued conversation back home till late and i felt in sleep at couch after few cups of red wine.

14th Dec
Today i was late to work. I can't get out from my bed. I start used to cold on the boat.Kate told me was tunder and earthquake yesterday nite. She wonder did i felt on boat.I told her i didn't felt any shaking. Even yes not diffrent for me as the boat floating.I peeled and squid 44 oranges. They making orange brandy. It only will be ready to drink next year.I sew Xmas stocking for Autumn. Kate would like to put present into stocking and as Xmas gift for Autumn.

I made crispy rice noodle for lunch. It was great. Jonathan made Octopus and shrimp curry for dinner with spagethi. It was good also.I thinking to make egg noddles soup with fried mince of soy souce. I will prepare dumpling for Xmas dinner.

17th Dec
Kate gave me a lift to pick up my report. It was fine. t. I paid 20euro just for that test. It only charge 10 euro if i take it outside. Well, at least the doctor did hypersound scan checked my uterus and said that is ok.

It snow on top of the mountain today. We saw some tiny small snowflake on the way back home. We drive thru mountains. It was raining and sunny at the same time. This was another way to reached the village. The road really stiff and curve as it go along with mountain. Thank you Kate give me a lift as she need to pick up her boxes from truck center as well.

We reached home at noon. Nothing much for me to do. I just helped to cut some boxes. I started making dinner at 3pm. While i making egg noodles i also made dumpling for them to try. They like fry dumpling. I made steam gao zhi also. The eggs noddles soup with pork mince really nice. I used the chicken stock from chicken bone and with Chinese cabbage.

The American couple will be arrrived tomorrow. They will stay will me on the boat. I so used to it be alone on the boat after 2 weeks. I also get used to the cold weather. Yesterday was very floating on the boat as strong waves and wind from North west. But it nothing compare last friday when i picked up my stuff from the boat. It was really scary.

18th Dec, Sat
The American couple arrived today. Kate picked them up from port and back to house. I cooked lemon pork, and fried vege with soy sauce. After dinner we went to Mytos and have a drink at Chris cafe.

19th Dec, Sun
I was thinking to make steamboat for dinner. End up it bcome noddles soup as save time. Well, the noddles was great. Today very sunny and up to 20degree. I walked around at Samin town and up to hill. The sea so blue when u saw it on top of the hill.When i on the way back,stranger come to greet me and i not border. He followed me til the end of shore and almost reach the house.I back house at 4pm and started prepare items for hotpot.

20th Dec, Mon
I made dhall for dinner tonite, bean with curry. I just sit at big stone, facing the sea and try to meditated.

21st Dec, Tues
Today is Full moon and also Jasmine birthday. I made Pinepapple cake for her. It was my first time bake cake.

22nd Dec
I'm getting tired after cooking few days for 6people. I try to think the easier way to cook. There is a pack of chicken and pork. So i have to cook seperate. Finally i cooked chicken curry with potatoes and lemon spicy pork. It delicious.It just a bit wierd with pasta of chicken curry.

23rd Dec
Another two days will be Xmas. Kate celebrate Xmas on 25th. She explained only German celebrate on 24th Dec. I baked fishes in oven and cooked curry dhall with spagethi.

Olot, Girona, Spain

2nd Nov, Tuesday
I bought ticket back to Athens on 17th Nov. I cancelled my flight from Spain to Moscow and didnt apply the Russia visa.

3rdNov, Wednesday


I and Tura went to picnic at fall yesterday during lunch time before went to farm area.It was nice and took a nap with sunshine.We arrived farm 3pm.We picked corn from the field before her friend remove it from ground.The dry corn will be new seed for the next session and bad corn will feed the chicken.We woke up 530am this morning and did meditation.The sky is still dark and i saw 星星.眼星星

4th Nov, Thursday- My 1st day in farm

I'm a bit tired today after working in the farm.We went to collect soil from the sheep farm and than put in the place where land will plant the medicine plant.In the afternnon i have to remove the died tomato plant from the stick and i did a bit weeding as well.

5th Nov -My 2nd day in farm


Today we built green house.It have to be done today as the guy coming to plant to medicine herbs tommorow.My host Emili is a super hero guy.He build everything by himself. I helping him to put on the plastic cover but took us few hour and finally we made up the house.Both of us hapi about that and waiting the guy to plant the herbs tommorow.Tura dropped by to visit me in the afternoon and we cook fried rice noddles and ginger lemon salmon fish with spring onion for my host and the workers. They liked it very much and Emili as me to cook something with coconut milk tommorow.We had great late lunch at 3pm. At 4pm we took a tour at farm as they would like to do interview with Emili to promote this ecosystem and for futher generation as part of education tools as well.His farm is really big. We feed the sheep, visit two horse with a boar, and another house like a villa or resort for the guest( great view from the window), musuem, hand made basket, jam,honey,etc.I'm really insprise by his vision and ideas and i hapi to help him.Now i goin to watch documentary that he pick for me.

5th Nov
I woke up 645am and meditated this morning with the cat. she sat on my leg.she recognise me after i fed her yesterday.I was thinking pancake ystrday nite before i go to bed.Tura brought a tin of yogurt when she visit me ystrday. and she wana me to remain u as i told her u make a great yogurt. that same we had in india!

Yeah, i picked the fresh vege and eggs from the farm before cooking and i drink herbal tea with ginger and honey.Tommorow i will pick up the bean as i discuss with Emili that i allowed to pick some for eat. coz they intention is to collect samples after bean totaly dry.

I was talking to my sister. and told her about my woofing in the farm and GMO that documentry i sae ysterday nite. she gave me few options to be volunteers or furhter study in Sweeden.Today is Deepavali (india New Year). We celebrated Deepavali at India. after a year i seeing my frz from ashram too!

6th Nov

i digged 108holes and planted rosmery around the pond aread today.It was great as i didnt overnite at farm and tura pick me up at the evening.She gota meeting and after we went to theatre.Anima´s Animal arts.It was good.like a comtemperary dance. I felt like dancing again...

and we reached home at 12am and we started talking again.I told tura i felt some spirit in the room i slept in the farm yesterday and she totally agree with me as she didnt slept good that nite.

7th Nov- I feel Alive

This morning was sunny.Tura suggrested to go to mountain and we left the house at noon with lunch we made.We drive to mountain before was stopover at village.We had a coffee at super nice mini tranditional cafe. I liked it very much and the village is very quite,peaceful,friendly and countryside.We park the car and started tracking into mountain.We reached river and duno which way to go and we tried both way. Finally after half and hour trek we reached the church

and very old church built in 1876.It's more than 100years.I feel so good sitting facing the church and sun.I started drawing the building in the guest book while tura meditating and she is in my pic too.we had great aftrnoon at church.

In the evening we back to town and went to chinese shop to purchase rice noddles. We had great noddles soup for dinner. We will go to concert later at 11pm at her town area.

8th Nov-Sunday

Today is a lazy Sunday.We still take a walk near the church and went up to the summit of the mountain. It's very nice view of this village. I had lunch at Tura´s parents house.We back home to cook for dinner. I'm making a chinese dessert and tura like it.

9th Nov -my 2nd week in Olot

Today is Sunny day and Tura is off work. We will go to talk a walk at the mountain later.I was lazy yesterday also.coz the weahter made me felt like doing nothing.It was windy yesterday.I was drawing outside. I haven't finish my drawing and will continue tomorrow.I was cooking and eating most of the time when i alone. It is good to spend time to cook.I didnt go to farm.

According to the weather suppose to rain but i wasnt...Otherwise is good to do something in the farm also.

We have to clean the basement and prepare the stuff for the exchange market this Sunday

it will be fun. coz most of the people try to bring the unnesarry things to the market and looking something that wana and do exchange. It is my first time of this kind of market and i will enjoy it.

10th Nov- Tuesday

We didnt went to mountain as Tura was sick. We went to town to purchase medicine and do some shopping. I found the little dried shrimp from the chinese shop. and i made shrimp dumpling. Tura like it. Also we made ´tong yuan´. This is typical sweet dessert we celebrete for winter solstice festival.It always fall on 22nd/21st dec.´tong´is soup ´yuan´is round and its means all family members all togethers.That why this dessert also in round shape like a mini ball.


i took a walk around this area before the sun gone.I finished my 1st crayon drawing and will do a autumn tree falling tommorow.I found a playground near tura´s house. also a school here.I heard the kids voices as the playing at playground.I was sitted on the sewsaw.

11th Nov

Today i just saw my nephew and niece pic on fbook.They just received my gift that i posted when i arrived Venice.My sister took picture and show me how happy they are.I miss them after 1year....and they grow up very fast!You must spend time with them otherwise they will forget u.

I would like to chat with them.I finished my water color painting today.It was nice doing the painting outdoor under the sun.I took a nap after that and dreamt about my grandmum. Hope she doing well.

It is getting cold after the sun gone and during nite time.We will go to Barcelona on Friday and Tura will meet her frz from Equotor.One of her frz will drop by for lunch tommorow as he going to visit msia also.

13rd NOv -Barcelona day trip

We went to barcelona and meething Tura´s PHD friend for lunch at vegeterian restaurants near Barcelona Universiry.A very nice and cosy restaurants, it only cost 9euro and served with 3dishes, dessert and drink.i cant remember the name of the drink as it a mix with white wine and ....was nice.I have headache when taking bus from city to university. The bus is a local bus and turn on heated inside the bus. i felt that i cant breath. One more things i like in that restaurants is the waiter. Only his only serving all tables in Level 1. Not like the waiter in cafe i took in Barcelona, as they not really about the customer.

We rushed back to catched the bus at 430pm to Vic, an hour from city.The bus almost full bcoz a lot of student travel back home.There was a guy was talking very loud from the begining till the end.i felt very irrating.

Finally we back home at 630pm and we picked up some drawing stuff and went to community service center in Olot( Tura´s hometown) as she have meeting.We spend few hours in the center and finally finished banners and poster for the market in DEC.

We had dinner at 10pm at a cafe with our own food and there is a concert at 11pm. The singer from NYC and his name is John Smith. He is the singer and the pianist as well with two guitaress and one lady drummer. It was a very nice concert. We back home at 1am and cant wait sneak into our warm bed.

16th Nov- Mieres exchange market

I had great weekend.Is was super sunny. Tura told me 12th Nov is the Sun martin day.

We woke up at 6am on Sunday.After had breakfast and we moving stuff from garage to car.

The market is located 18km from Olot, a town call Mieres and it was 25 Anniversary.

We arrived Mieres at 810am and was crowded.i tried to find a place and finally Carlos help us found a very strategic place where near the stage.We unloaded stuff from the car and started decorated our mini stall. It took us 45min to set up our stall. This is my time and duno how it worked. I took a round the market and more people just arriving and busy looking for place to put thier stuff.

People started looking and bargain with others when they searched something they want. You are lucky he or she found something useful than it deal. Otherwise no deal or u can ask for the person what he/she what looking at. Than u have to look for the stuff and change with someone than back to the 1st person who u wanted to exchange the stuff. No money involved excpet bargain skills. It just like system barter before money invented.There also parade held in the morning and live bands at stage. When the sun getting hotter and more crowded and people enjoy the sun. More like summer mini concert, full of people and lively.

16th Nov

It was super sunny today, like me with blue sky.We woke up early and went to mountain meditated with sunrise.It was cold,2 degree and windy. but we spent almost an hour in the mountain where there a church for this neighbourhood. During chisrtmas eve all villages will go to church and celebrate Xmas.

Tura invited me for breakfast a very nice cafe. The boss gave me a warm milk as he saw i wearing layers of clothes and he knew i´m feel cold. Good morning. After that we went to IDD call center to make call. But it not open yet and we took walk around this neighbourhood before i leaving tommorow. It was nice walk. The IDD shop havent open and a walk to river and Tura explained to me was full of artistic people and concert during summer.

Finally we went to another IDD shop, open and ready to make call. Tura called her friend in Nepal. I and Tura travelled to Nepal after India Yoga course in Nov last year and visit her friends in Nepal. Her friend very happy hear her voice again. And i called to Embassy China in Greece to confirm if i can apply the visa in Greece as i a visitor and not resident. I cant apply China visa in Spain coz i not the resident. I happy with the answer coz i can apply in Greece.

We had great lunch in the restoran. I not so used to eat in restoran as it tasted very salty for me.Since i cook most of the time and didnt dine out. I thank tura´s parents for the lunch and they happi that i like it. The restoran is was owned by Tura´s grandfather and than taking care by her mother. and now the rent to someone and this is the 4th rental.

Afte that we went to the park where Tura have a meeting and i walking aroudn the neigbourhood. and we dropped by town as they was a shooting team from barcelona to interviews people in OLOT. and we cooked and ate early.

I spend great evening with Tura with red wine i bought and present i gave her.She was happy and touch with what i did and happy to have me during the last 2 weeks.Wey did my last arati here and i ready to go.

i cant wait to see you.What time u will finished with your professor on thursday so i can plan my to be arrived in Patra from athens. let me know and i will call u when i reached patra train station. i planning to leave athens at 12pm.

17th Nov

i leaving Tur house this morning and going to catch the flight at Barcelona airport.

Olot -Athens - Patra

17th Nov
I woke up 5am this morning as my last day at Tura's House,Olot. I wanted to sign up with work away but seem not working either. We leave house 6am and was chating Jaya Ganesha on the way to train station. I arrived station at 7am and i said good bye to Tura. I reached Barcelona at 83om and catch bus to terminal 1, Barcelona airport. I checked in my backpack and surf 15min for free at airport yet i forgot to check in my swiss knife given by Boris. I have to pay extra 20euro to check in my small backpack. This was the longest ride i had from Barcelona to Athens. I arrived Athens airport at 3pm and pick up my backpack. Lefteris was waiting for me at airport as he told me he cant join me in Athens as he have to meet his professor in University. I was very happy to see him again. We arrived Sythagma Sq at 430pm. He called his cousin and I waiting my host Eirini at metro station till 6pm.

18th Nov
We met at 930am at station. Lefteris drove me to Russia Embassy. We reached Embassy and been informed that we have to go to consular instead. We drive and seraching consular and finally we reached Russia consular at 10.00am. After waiting 2hr, the consular told us i not allowed to apply tourist visa as i not resident. We rush to China Embassy and finally able to submit my passport before the close at 12.30pm. We had lunch at pizza hut. I leave Athens at 3pm. We stop at Army camp site he used to attend in 2008. It was sunset and near beach was nice. Finally we back home at 6pm.

I arrived Patra finally.
He was waiting for me at the airport without informed me as he wana to give me surpise. He told me he cant go to Athens as he have appointment with his professor.I out of expected saw him at airport.I was very touch! He stay with his cousin where same place where my host staying.

Athens very traffic and crowded. I and my host met another German girl at center at nite. There might be demostrantion and police stand by. so the city was quite that nite.

It 2 1/2 hr journey from Athens to Patra. On the way back we dropped by his camp field when he was joined the army 3 years ago. It a really nice camp where facing the beach and on top of mountain. And we passed by few some town to avoid toll road which is nicer view.

OM shanti shanti shanti


1st Dec
Olot give me alot of peacefulness and my personal potential like drawing.Finally I got China visa and have to be in China not later than 18th Feb. I can get transit visa in Greece if i depart from greece to russia. Otherwise i need to apply in Turkey.

Do u know i was dreamt one of the nite Lefteris left the house.I felt so strange how can i know before he told me. I told him the next morning and he told which is true. He have to visit his parents few days and ask me to look for couch here. At same day i had big fight with him and he was told me long relationship do not work for him. He just to comfort me that time when he saw i was crying. But after the fought we're never fight again as we knew that we love each other and the time and distance is a problem. but now we know how each other feeling. and he sent me to hospital that day as i have uraine infection after my period. Now everything is ok and will be smooth.

Dont be fear, believe in with yourself. This was my boy taught me how to be strong. Dont be afraid to make a decision and respect your decision once u done. Follow your hear as how u feel how strong u root on the earth.

I will at Patra till 8th and will move to Kefalonia, 3hr from here by boat. I found host thru workaway and will stay with a family and help them. I will stay on boat for one month. i will leave greece in mid of Jan and travel 2weeks in turkey and get my visa and countinue my route.


7th Dec
Today is my last day at Patra after 3weeks. It super Sunny today. We took walk at beach before the sun gone. It really nice and i very happy. We went to Patra town bought ferry ticket to Kefalonia, 3hr ride from Patra and it's biggest island at Ionian in Greece. It cost 17.80 euro one way. After that we went to AB Supermarket to picked up some food for dinner my lunch tomorrow. We wanted to buy fresh prawn but it finished. So we bought a packet of chicken wing. We marinaed with spice source and lemon juice and baked in oven for 30minutes. We had nice dinner. We watch movies after dinner. I finished Amelia and another French old movie.