My first week of November was very fun, even though it rained a lot.

During the last week of October, I would say that quite a lot of different things happened and I learnt many new things. On Monday, October 26th, they celebrated St Demetrios. I learnt that he is one of the most important saints in the Greek Orthodox Church and that he is also the patron saint of Thessaloniki. On Wednesday, October 28th, it was Ochi Day, when they celebrated Greece’s refusal to cooperate with Benito Mussolini, an Italian fascist leader. We probably learnt t

I have been in Thessaloniki for almost 4 weeks now. In the mornings, I spend time in the garden, and in the evenings I work in the office. I’m finally starting to see progress in the garden! It’s becoming cleaner and more organised, and soon I’ll start focusing more on the planting area and other things. Other than that, not much has happened. Mostly I’ve been working, getting more familiar with the work and exploring the neighborhood even more this week.

I have been here for about two weeks now and after I came home from the Arrival training I got more familiar with the work and I started to get a better understanding of what I am supposed to do. I went to the garden, no one had been there for a long time so there were many things I had to do like clean, pull up the weeds, organize tools, see what materials we had and what projects I want to do in the future.

So, the second week of April has already passed, which means it’s time for me to tell you about my first week of this month!

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