finally!

Γεια σου. Με λένε Ελλά. Είμαι αυστραλιανή. ζω στην Ελλάδα. Είμαι 21 ετών.

ok. enough greek. that about all i have learnt in the past 7 weeks here. i know its bad.
so finally here it is. my blog, i have been meaning to do this for 7 weeks. but like everything i do, i kept putting it off, everyday i would think about it, meaning to do it... but now here i am doing it. i had to start it before i left.because i think i have about 7 weeks left. so i am half way through! i should introduce myself. im ella, i am 21 years of age and i am originally from tasmania, the little forgotten island at the bottom of australia that is shaped like a loveheart.
this is friendly beaches, tasmania. beautiful





i am currently living in thessaloniki in northern greece, its the second largest city and it is pretty beautiful. cafes line the waterfront and music can always be heard.

this is the waterfront, the water is rarely this crazy but life is this crazy..





i am studying at AUTH, aristotle university of thessaloniki, well im not really studying, i go to class and watch my teachers smoke and talk,
or i dont go to class because they are on strike. so what i do most of the time is eat, drink, dance and fly to lovely other countries like germany, czech republic or egypt (yep im going to egypt). im studying, or not studying, journalism and when i grow up i want to be a photo-journalist so where is a better place to start than a blog?

so where do i start?
here i am, living in probably the most crazy non 3rd world country, (is that 1st world?) in the world. everything is noisy and busy and well just crazy, and im not saying that that is a bad thing because it makes life more exciting. i have it easier than the other australian students here because i have a British passport, the drama that they have to go through everyday (or the days that they choose to stress) is awful and i know i am very lucky to not have to go into a dusty hospital where the doctors blow smoke in your face and be refused a blood test. bella, my swedish friend who studies here, told me that hospitals often go on strike (the hospital is currently on strike till the end of the week - what kind of hospital goes on strike????) anyway, bella told us that hospitals often go on strike and they operate very dodgily, dealing with patients and so on under the table, they won't operate on them unless they can show the money. what kind of human could look at a dying child and not operate unless they cough up €11,000?!
but i shouldnt just complain about greece. i am enjoying myself here. i have made some great friends and eaten some delicious food,
seen some atrocious fashions and danced to some very trashy beats. but all in all i am having fun.

but now i must be greek and go and have a coffee. the day cant go 2 hours without a sit down in a cafe and a sip on a frape. i will continue from the beginning soon. or near the beginning. so i dont bore the tears out of you (i think i just made up a saying..) ciaou!