Dear Family & Friends! The day has finally come to depart to Italy! Some of you had an idea what day I'm going, some of you just knew that I'll be in Italy at some point and some of you were well informed. I only have a few hours to catch my bus and I just wanted to write about the work l I'll be doing for 6 months in general. On the maps you will see exactly where I will be. I'll work in an Italian restaurant as a waitress during the summer season. The contract with the agency is from the 23rd June till the 23rd December - exactly 6 months. This will be my internship for college, working 40 hours a week, meaning that I'll have 2 free days every week! I had ... read more

This title should have been posted two months later but things change... Two days ago I received my salary. The accountant came to the bar around 8pm with a smile on his face telling me that all the problems had been sorted out and I can see him in the office. I was relieved that finally they realized that the so-called days off are to be paid as well. Well, as a problem he meant deducting my non-existent flight ticket from the 230 EUR salary when I told him I came here by coach. So he meant to say that he solved this problem: he investigated that I indeed came by coach. By that time, I decided to come home - I was just avoiding the moment, or sorry: I was looking for the right moment ... read more

This is going to be a short post, it's just to update you guys with the latest information. The pictures are from the hotel and the coffee is the famous Greek one. Let's start with the fact that the doing the dishes really dries your hands. Everyone knows that but no one should experience it. It's not nice. I'm getting faster in washing the dishes and as the Slovak boy got a day off today, I did everything: even the big and the ceramic containers. They are really heavy and slippery. I finished with everything around 1pm and headed back to my room when the general manager stopped me to talk. From tomorrow, I will not wash the plates in the kitchen, I'll help out in the restaurant with the two girls: I'm gonna be a ... read more

We've come to another day off of mine, and today I decided to discover Skala. But first, let me tell you some things that happened recently. One of the girls is going home to Slovakia as her knee was swollen from something. Probably it was too much standing and running around on the job. Anyways, the general manager sent her home as she is unable to work. My lady-boss, the manager of the chambermaids suggested me to ask the manager to move me to the bar to replace the girl leaving. I am the only one from our cleaning team who speaks English - like, in sentences. However the she-boss would keep me for one or two rooms to clean besides the rooms. I don't think the role of maid-barista exists. I could definitely wave goodbye ... read more

Yesterday I was thrilled to hear that I’ll have the day off today! As my lady-boss said: „Tomorrow Adriana sleep. S. (herself) sleep.” So, I planned a day trip to Argostoli, the capital of the island. I’ll go there by bus, I’ll take loads of pictures, walk around and enjoy the sun. It is pretty hard to keep a secret here or keep anything to yourself – for example that you’re not going to be in your room or in the hotel on your day off. One Slovakian girl heard it than at lunch time everyone asked where will I go. When I replied with the name of the above mentioned town, such looks were given in response as if I have said that on my free day I’ll swim all the way to America and ... read more