Today was an incredible day. Every day is basically paradise. But today especially.

My own room - pure happiness

I have a room for myself for the month and I could not be more lucky. With no AC, so I am barely surving the night, but I take it. It’s 5min away from my dive school and I have my own space and terrace and a view on palmtrees. I was getting nervous not to get anything, rooms that were 300-400€/month were all full and I didn’t want to stay at a hostel dorm at the same price. The room I got now: 180€/month. And when I asked about the room, the girl JUST moved out that day.

Of course, I went on a mission to find some small things that will make me feel more at home. I got some müsli and yoghurt and fruits. And making my own breakfast hit something in my heart. I rented a motorbike for 1 month and looked if I want to buy some kitchen equipment. Maybe a water cooker. BUT, turns out. I don‘t have to. Let me introduce my neighbor to you.

My old russian neighbor next door.

The kindest person you meet. But also a bit intimidating when you first see him. Apparently he comes to live on Koh Tao for 6 months every year and the remaining 6 months he‘s working on festivals in Europe. Now he came up with the idea to buy herbal blue flower tea (that changes colour from blue to red if lemon is added) and selling it for 6€ at the festivals. He says people go crazy for that drink and are willing to pay so much. I tried it yesterday and it was really nice. He offered that I can use his kitchen supplies and make myself coffee or tea whenever I want. He also asked if I can help him with computers some time. And he had a motorbike accident and asked me to help him desinfect his wound on his arm, which I did, I didn’t know if I was doing it correctly but I think I helped. I am really looking forward to stay here for the next few weeks.

Changing locations often was good but I think it‘s not for me that much. I feel like when I am traveling I am less interested in building friendships and relationships if I know I am going to be in a different place the next day. It‘s very exhausting. But I didn‘t realise it really. I just noticed that I tend to not socialize much and I didn‘t really understand why. So for now, I am staying here until end of April. I want to give it a few days and see how the coral training is, but I think I might extend a few weeks. Maybe even until the end of my trip. But let‘s see. End of May I will be in Sri Lanka meeting up with my friend Reem. Gonna plan the logistics at some point 🤗