Returning

Athens2London this time, once again at Eleftherios Benizelos airport, having plenty of thinking time.

Looking back, you carry with you all kinds of memories. The good and bad times, all these things that you love back home and those that you could live without. Your family, your friends, the food, the sun, the sea. The traffic, the snobbish behaviour and the drama.

A constant trade-off

Looking ahead, your life back in London waits for you. Back to the routine office work, to your flatmates. To cooking, cleaning and ironing your own shirts. Back to the miserable weather, after-work drinks and driving on the wrong lane. Back to a melting pot that offers endless opportunities to meet new people - but at the same time knowing that sooner or later you'll have to wave goodbye to most of them...cause nobody stays in London for life, we are all passengers here. With a destination unknown...

When you are flying, you get 3:30 hrs of "me" time. A weird time between these two worlds. You switch on your iPod, choose a lounge tune and if you are lucky you'll fall asleep. If not, you utilise this time to plan for the future.
At least you try. How on earth can you plan life? The unforeseen circumstances which make things so complicated are endless. Even the slightest detail can change your life. I'm sure you heard about the butterfly effect. I had too many of these life changing experiences the last 2 years and I can tell you it's not as fun as it used to be. Change is exciting but comes with a price (as with all great things in life). You need stomach to deal with it, it's not for every one. And some times I envy these middle-class family men with a wife and two kids, a mortgage and a secure (low-paid) office job. At least they know where they are gonna be tomorrow, next month, next year. I don't.

I guess you desire what you miss. As simple as that. Most family men would trade their lives with mine without second thinking.

The difference between me and them is that I would give it some thought before accepting this magic deal :)

PS. I really CAN'T STAND when Greeks start to line-up BEFORE "group B" (easyJet's boarding system gives priority to Speedy Boarding if you pay £5 extra, then to families/older people, then Group A when you check-in online. Group B goes last). I really don't get it!!! WHY??? Sit down and wait your god damn turn!!!!

PS2. Stop clapping each time we land!!