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Tag: emigration

  • Moving to Greece: first experience with Greek Bureaucracy

    Moving to Greece: first experience with Greek Bureaucracy

    There is no bigger integration course than going through the process of getting all the documents needed to officially live in Greece. The Greek bureaucracy you face while moving to Greece, will teach you the meaning of siga siga, the use of the word “malaka“, and the value of a husband in Greek culture. Most…

    Anna

    19 March 2024
    bureaucracy, emigration, moving to Greece, struggle
  • I say yes! To a life in Greece

    I say yes! To a life in Greece

    I started this website because I wanted something of my own when I would move to Greece with my boyfriend. A getaway from his country and family, something to allow me to share the experience of living abroad. We had many ideas for businesses in Greece and imagined moving together next year to start a…

    Anna

    15 December 2022
    career, dreams, emigration, happiness, life, uncertainty
  • The Greeks away from Greece

    The Greeks away from Greece

    This weekend I found myself at a Greek barbecue. Traditional Greek music, souvlakia on the grill, and surrounded by fifteen Greeks, all speaking their own language. The funny thing is that I was not even near Greece. The barbecue took place in a park in the center of Rotterdam. Real Greeks take some Greece everywhere…

    Anna

    26 June 2022
    differences, economy, emigration