Back in Slovenia

Welcome to Slovenia :)

Ljubljana  (Capital)

Celje

 The Alps

 

 Beach side of Slovenia

 

Bled

After more than 18 months i came back and as i changed a lot i was also expecting to see things completely different. Not because i expected others to change but more from my perspective. Having seen things from the other side and finding a lot things i used to do, not good. I was really looking forward to see the change that will bring me in western countries. I guess I'm the type that sees everything like an experiment, you would never have guessed I'm a Chemist! I guess it's in my blood.

Before coming i had a couple of goals in mind:

1. Don't get too annoyed with people who have different opinions
2. Don't lose yourself
3. Don't think with your ego, but try to understand
4. Start with yoga
5. Finish my blog, apply for jobs and have fun
6. Try not to get sucked into family drama :)

Well 1,2,3,4 are normal everyday goals. But still, i guess these were my biggest goals. Did i succeed?

I guess i did in a way. I have to admit that living with my parents is much harder than i thought! Things that didn't bother me before are bothering me more and more now, and especially living freely for the last 3 and more years makes it that much worse. However, I finally found how to handle it!!It's simple...go away for a while!! That's how i was in Austria and Croatia 2x, once in Belgrade, Prague, and a tour around Slovenia with my foreign friend and not to mention our flat in the capital. All these helped a lot, but in reality it's not that bad. Since arriving i have noticed i have much more respect for my parents and grandma. I have no problem helping around the house and farm, and all the chores i used to dislike i learned to have fun while doing them! So these normal things actually improved a lot and I do them with ease. So i noticed that my attitude towards my parents wishes are much easier to accept (when it comes to helping around and basic chores), but i get really defensive when they want to control the way i live and things they want me to do with my life. In this aspect I get a my point and my way of thinking across really fast. Now they got used to it and have slightly backed off! Yey

a break from reading... pictures from my trip to Prague

 A trip with my Chinese friend

Things i have noticed when back home that i didn't before. I seem to be the only one in my family that thinks I'm not god or that it's OK to make mistakes and admit them. After two weeks i stopped going to breakfast with others because i don't want to hear my younger brother (Mark) and dad talk about their perfectness. Both are really intelligent in what they do, but listening to them one meal  day is more than enough. I also noticed everyone talking about others (judging) and never in a positive way. I'm a natural positive person and always being around this negativism gets me really drained and I'm completely depleted when I'm around them.  And not to mention how everyone is in everyone's business and things that should be between two people is soon a family thing. And much more, but i think you get my point. It's a waste of paper to talk about it, so let's move towards more positive things.

All these negative things made me exhausted, what about pictures from my Croatian trip

 

Hills near the Sea

 

 

 Plitvice lakes

 

Random beautiful lake

I have still continued to learn Chinese and I have more passion about it now than i had before. I also look for some Chinese to chat with, when i have nothing to do and it keeps me motivated to improve and i like it! I got to travel around a little, i appreciate Slovenia much more (i noticed that when i was taking my friend around). 

Now that holidays are getting closer i finished all the projects my parents had me do, projects i had to do and I'm ready to mentally begin my transition to my new life. As some of you know I will be moving to America soon! I'm going to start looking and applying for jobs these days and everything will actually start now! This will be a step i wanted to take for a very long time and it's finally here. I'll mostly be looking for a job on the west coast in Chemistry and business relate jobs. If you can help me in any way please contact me, since help is always wanted. Not too worried anyways, I have many options!

Pictures from Belgrade trip

My Canadian/Columbia friend, my friends friend and Anja (my friend)

This is something that has been going on back home. Next time you will hear from me, i will be living my dream in America. Xoxo

I'll see you soon, these are some pictures from the holidays with my family and Mexican friend!