What are you most proud of in your life?

What am I proud of in my life? Well, there were times I found the strength to overcome my fears, make crucial decisions, and leap into the unknown.

Many of us usually fear the strange, hidden truth and unfamiliarity and prefer to stay in the capsule habitual routine, which has become a natural and second skin for us. At this point, it demands courage and determination to take this crucial step and make the changes without overthinking. If you start giving it too much thought, you are walking in circles and wasting important time.  I’ve always made life-changing decisions on the spot.

The first time was when I decided to move from Germany to Greece. Although Greece is my native country, I was born and grew up in Germany, which has a totally different mentality. I went to Greece only for the summer holidays, and I knew that the routine life wouldn’t be like when you are there for holidays, despite that I made that move and even though I didn’t align with the way of life here in Greece so far, I’ve learned to cope with the differences, and for that, I’m proud of it.

The other thing I’m proud of is what I made when I moved from my hometown, Xanthi, to Athens to start my studies at the University of Athens. Xanthi is a little town in the north of Greece, and Athens is the capital city with millions of citizens and dangers a city of this size could carry. But again, I made that move. As you may have noticed, moving is a significant part of my life; both times, it had life-changing effects.