21/4/2014 - I was ready to leave Finland and start this new adventure... They told us to pack everything we need because most probably we will flight straight from Cyprus to our summer destination :) I was so proud that my bag was just 21 kg, what I didn't know by than was that after you receive your uniform the bag will be like 10 kg more :D
I remember how nervous I was... Not about traveling in a new country, not about leaving Finland...That was the easy part for me since I made the huge decision to leave everything behind and move from Sicily to Finland when I was just 18 years old.... I was afraid.... afraid to not find someone to talk with... that the people will not be nice and that we will not have anything in common...that I will be too old comparing to them... I know, sounds stupid but believe me, when you leave everything behind that feeling will come up for sure....
When I arrived to the gate I started looking around, searching for girls that may look like guides and than...here they are... the Finnish mafia :D I was expecting more people but we were just 9 girls :D When we started talking all the fears just went away! I realised that there is nothing to be worried about...Those who want this kind of life, GuideLife, share the same interests and finding a friend is possible if you just want to!!
I met a lot of amazing people in Cyprus!The Finnish mafia was super and my swedish roomie was just the best!!! <3 We spent all nights talking about everything, trying to get used to talk in english, trying to teach swedish/finnish words to each other and every time we tried to sleep, something came up into our mind and we start talking again!It was so nice! I had a great time with her and I really hope to do a season together with her <3 Micaela I miss you <3
Cyprus was beautiful and the weather soooo goood :) It was already summer there!! And our hotel... OMG! Blue Village Nausicaa Beach! Just awesome!! I can really recommend it if you want to relax!! The hotel is by the sea... there is an amazing view, the water is clean and crystalline... I want to go back :D
But Blue Academy wasn't just sea and sun! Our days were very busy and we studied a lot :) Was very interesting actually :) Most of the training was theory but we had also the possibility to practise airport, excursion and welcome meetings! By than everything seemed so scary! Microphone?! Uuuu :D But now? Now when you talk into a microphone in front of 50 people you feel like you are talking to your mum in your living room :D If you start this job as a shy person, after one month you will not be that shy anymore :D
Blue Academy went fast...We were in Cyprus 10 days...The worst part of the academy?? Don't knowing your summer destination!!!! It was killing us! And you know when they told us? THE LAST DAY... in the AFTERNOON :D So cruel!! :D There was just few people that knew it already, those who were going to Turkey. They knew it before coming to Cyprus just because they needed to fix the visa in advance... Actually I was supposed to go to Turkey... Finnmatkat called me at the begin of April and told me that I will be a Guest relation host in Turkey... But I was in Sicily so I could´t go to the embassy and fix my visa in time so they told me I will get another destination... I really wanted my first destination to be Sicily... And I had just two places where I didn't want to go.... Turkey and Bulgaria.... and guess what I got?? :D First Turkey and than......
BULGARIA OFC!!! :D I didn't know if laugh or cry! :D From our blue academy other two guides got Sunny Beach... Kasper and Emelie... I did't know who they were, actually we didn't talk at all to each other in Cyprus :D But in Sunny Beach everything changed, that´s for sure <3
Like you can imagine I was a little bit disappointed with my destination also because I needed to go back to Finland and leave for SB the 10/5 :/ It was frustrating since I had already said goodbye to everybody... But after a while I had time to digest everything and I realised that it will be fine.. I said to my self "just have a good attitude... you will have a great season"... and it was... oh god if it was... best summer ever ... best time of my life....
SUNNY BEACH <3
Remember: Sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck <3
But Blue Academy wasn't just sea and sun! Our days were very busy and we studied a lot :) Was very interesting actually :) Most of the training was theory but we had also the possibility to practise airport, excursion and welcome meetings! By than everything seemed so scary! Microphone?! Uuuu :D But now? Now when you talk into a microphone in front of 50 people you feel like you are talking to your mum in your living room :D If you start this job as a shy person, after one month you will not be that shy anymore :D
Blue Academy went fast...We were in Cyprus 10 days...The worst part of the academy?? Don't knowing your summer destination!!!! It was killing us! And you know when they told us? THE LAST DAY... in the AFTERNOON :D So cruel!! :D There was just few people that knew it already, those who were going to Turkey. They knew it before coming to Cyprus just because they needed to fix the visa in advance... Actually I was supposed to go to Turkey... Finnmatkat called me at the begin of April and told me that I will be a Guest relation host in Turkey... But I was in Sicily so I could´t go to the embassy and fix my visa in time so they told me I will get another destination... I really wanted my first destination to be Sicily... And I had just two places where I didn't want to go.... Turkey and Bulgaria.... and guess what I got?? :D First Turkey and than......
BULGARIA OFC!!! :D I didn't know if laugh or cry! :D From our blue academy other two guides got Sunny Beach... Kasper and Emelie... I did't know who they were, actually we didn't talk at all to each other in Cyprus :D But in Sunny Beach everything changed, that´s for sure <3
Like you can imagine I was a little bit disappointed with my destination also because I needed to go back to Finland and leave for SB the 10/5 :/ It was frustrating since I had already said goodbye to everybody... But after a while I had time to digest everything and I realised that it will be fine.. I said to my self "just have a good attitude... you will have a great season"... and it was... oh god if it was... best summer ever ... best time of my life....
SUNNY BEACH <3
Remember: Sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck <3
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