TRAVEL

Morning. I'm leaving my cold country to discover another country that seems warmer.

-15°C outside, I'm on my way to the airport still not realizing, that for next 1 year I might won't see this beautiful fluffy snow again.

Plane is going higher and higher above the clouds and I finally see the sun. For the first time in this week. I'm on my way to Kiev.

-20°C outside, our plane floating above capital's airport that not letting us land. Too much snow on the road... we are waiting in the sky while tiny cars will clean the snow.

+20°C inside, I'm at the airport waiting for my flight. This country doesn't want me to leave...

Flight delayed because of snow storm.

How this fluffy beauty can control everything -- can change plans of so many people, control huge machine.

+22°C inside. I'm finally here, inside the plane. Looks like now. More than 3 years of applying. 10 deadlines. thousands of emails were sent. thousands with no answer. hundreds of motivation letters had been written. 1 acceptance. fail. another acceptance. fail. 2nd... 3rd acceptance... and fail again. 4rd acceptance. Project is not approved. waiting.. waiting...Finally approved... Visa... applying, long way of collecting documents. And I have it.

So long way behind.

And finally now I'm here inside of the plane Kiev-Athens. With no expectations, no fears. What is waiting for me? Who I'll meet on my way? What horizonts will appear ahead? I don't want to know now.

-20°C outside. Snowing so much. We can't fly now. We need to wait. To wait...

From the window we can see how small cars with the reservoirs full of defrosting liquid coming close to the plane and starting spray orange and then green liquid on the plane.

+15°C outside. Athens. Sun. 2,5 hours flight and we land at another planet. With no snow storms, with no cold. Only sun and people with smile on their faces. Kalimera, beautiful Greece!