 Probably at the very top of my to do this is to finally finally get a haircut Obviously my hair has gone in really really long And I know that you guys have seen that in the vlogs over the last couple of weeks and probably two months It'll be really nice to have it back to normal Finally got my haircut. I'm genuinely feeling like a new human I feel like a new man. Alexie is about to come pick me up and then we're gonna grab some coffee Oh, I know babe say hi to the vlog Alexie and I have come to a nearby park. It's called Sigru. This massive massive bug landed on my Coffee cup scared the shit out of me. If I haven't mentioned it in the vlog already I came to Greece because I just really needed a break from the studying that I was doing for my USM Of the exam. I've been studying between eight to ten hours a day for about four months now I wake up without an alarm I don't have to start studying at like 9 a.m. On the dot. I can take my time eating lunch It's just been a much much needed change. Alright, so Alexie and I finished our walk in the park We came home had lunch with the family and now I'm actually gonna sit down and study for a couple of hours I have some work to do for my research project. You've been following the channel for a while You'll know that I'm trying to get a paper published My partner and I have been doing scientific research over the last couple of months and sort of now We're finishing up writing that paper and we're working towards finally getting it all finished and published and out there for the world to see So I'm gonna sit down and copy And you get the menu by scanning a QR code So if you guys want to know what you could have eaten if you're at this restaurant with me Scan the QR code on screen right now delay be guys I've got a mixture of good news and bad news good news drinks look absolutely incredible bad news is paper straws If you know me, you know, I do not like paper straws. I've got a metal straw today metals. No plastic All right, I'm trying to save the environment. Don't leave me any comments about the plastic. All right Pancakes with the berries maple syrup and clotted cream cheeky little coffee looks so good Excellent you guys should definitely check it out if you're in downtown Athens now that we're done with food We're heading to the beach again. This is the third beach day We've had since I came here But honestly, it's like probably the one thing that we just can't do at all when we're in London And of course, I've got my coffee with me. I'm having a cold brew today just for a change I've had quite a few further cup with you knows mom here. So that's what I'm having down there behind me It's actually a new only to realize that our license plates Have been taken teams that we parked somewhere We shouldn't have and we only realized when we wanted to get the bags out of the boot Looking a little squisher. This is the beach that we've come to. It's like a nice secluded cove that doesn't have a lot of traffic on it Which is really really nice. I Want nothing to do with them Take it back. Take it back. Take it back. Careful bee. You guys think she'll take a tumble And if I do I'll be sure to turn on my camera. So see you at home. Hopefully Check it out guys driving without plates. It makes me feel a bit better. I feel like we're really playing with fire now Not the car in front of us, but the one in front of it It's a police car the same police car mind you that we were at us on the highway So I'm hoping he's just forgotten about us and is letting us go. I agree like gotta go gotta go Maui We're back Did you miss us? Did you miss us Mauster made it home? No plates on the car, but also nobody stopped us. So step one done Think since then I've watched an episode and a half of Homeland I've taken a nap and I've gone and ready because we're going out in a little bit to have dinner with Alexia One of my favorite restaurants here in Greece and Kifisia, which is called San D'Umaio We made it home Pass out and I'll see you tomorrow more studying I just finished a 40 question practice block or practice session for the US and the exam So I'm gonna go through that and review it now I've got this really nice setup over here with my iPad and my laptop hooked up to this monitor And then my first-aid book over here So yeah, just gonna do a couple hours of studying this morning before moving on with the day I'm going to do actual fun stuff for the rest of the day. So I'm gonna put you guys up over here And you can watch me while I study Fresh batch of the good good in my four-hour study sessions But Maui is about to have a shower. I have been waiting to witness this in person for way too long Maui is a shower time If you don't know I used to live in Greece for 18 years of my life until I left for university My parents decided to leave the country and they went back to Jordan Which is where my parents are originally from and so that's where our sort of permanent family location is now So now that I'm here for a little bit of holiday in Greece I've decided that I want to visit my old family home, and I want to see what it looks like It'll be a little bit of a nostalgic trip. I'm gonna put the camera down now so I can drive properly I'll talk to you in a bit The door Is in shambles. I don't know what they've done to the garden. They've cut down every single tree We had rose bushes here. We had palm trees there in the corner. We had all kinds of flowers over here So this is the house where I grew up for the second half of my time here in Greece So I was here for about 10 years actually, but maybe we can see oh, yeah, you can see inside anyways So that's been a nice trip down memory lane. Look. She wants to go inside Sony. We can't we don't live here anymore But All right, so now that I've broken into my old house, I think it's probably time for me to leave All right Hello, hopefully you can see me. Hopefully you can hear me and if I don't take any fast turns I don't think you'll fall. I'm actually on my way to do something that I have never done before But I'm going to meet up with one of you guys So one of you who watches my videos reached out to me on Instagram and said that they live Sort of in the nearby area to where I'm staying here in Greece and that they would love to go out for a coffee with me So I said, yeah, love meeting you guys. I love interacting with you and really excited I can't wait to get to know you a little bit more and just sort of catch up with someone who watches my videos and supports my video It's gonna be really fun and I can't wait. It was a pleasure meeting you. Thank you for messaging me And I hope to you again soon for a slight change of scenery We're actually heading to a hotel for two nights downtown here in Athens It's got a beautiful rooftop pool with this view of the Acropolis that is amazing So I'm really excited to go This vacation Acropolis Right inside. All right, I think I'm gonna put the camera down unpack for a little bit I'm gonna get some drinks and enjoy it and there is a pool down here with a like infinity view This is the tallest building in the area downtown looks absolutely incredible. Can't wait to come swim here tomorrow Okay, now seriously time to figure out the food situation. I'm getting hungry at this point and I'll update you as we go along We've been awake for a little while now we went downstairs and had breakfast And then we went and saw the fishes fishes the fish and the turtles I'm gonna sit down on the balcony and enjoy a nice morning coffee and some fruit with this incredible view of the Acropolis So the plan for today is for Alexi and I to go exploring downtown here in Athens First place we're gonna go to is the monastiraki street market We're sort of this collection of all kinds of small shops selling a wide variety of different things We're also gonna head to Colonnaki, which is like a really big area But it also has a famous street called Edmure which has all of these big shops. It's kind of like Shopping Street or shopping district as you can see behind me all the way down there It's all full of all kinds of different shops So Alexi has gone inside a couple of them to have a browse And I'm outside to enjoy the vibe taking the scenery and soak up some of the Sun while I'm here And then after this I think we're getting pretty hungry all over again So I'm gonna need to find some food somewhere Let me show you a little bit of the surroundings to Huqat, which is sort of like a more modern take on the traditional Greek hero That's the Tilihtal, which means like the wrap. It's quickly become one of my favorites Finished food, and I'm genuinely about to explode So we're gonna go walk it off and have a tour of the Manasiraki markets. Anywhere else we want to go be? No? It's very very hot. It's 36 degrees Celsius, so we are quite literally melting out here It's strongest and then we'll go to the rooftop pool for a nice cheeky swim So I'll probably catch up with you guys next over there If you need a place to stay in Athens Kokomahotos, place to be. It's a proper vibe up here. The sun is shining, water's so blue Selfie I'm really happy that we came here in the end. It's been such a nice change from living in the city Obviously the view is amazing, the pool and the Sun is so nice to relax in I'm trying to enjoy it as much as I can before I have to go back studying for the US Emily Step 1 Honestly coming here and getting this break has just been Invaluable, it's been such a good relaxing time And I'm sure now when I go back I'll be ten times as energized and able to sit through really long study sessions Even if it means I'm gonna be really tired and I'm gonna be really bored because I've had my break now Anyway, so I'm gonna go swim a little bit more I'll catch up with you guys later Tomorrow's actually my last day here in Greece, which I'm really sad about because it's completely snuck up on me I feel like I've just been having so much fun and relaxing to my full potential that I haven't even realized The day's counting down. So I think that's it for today I'm gonna leave my camera at home and I'll pick up with you guys again tomorrow morning for my final day of vacation here in Greece So it's my last day in Greece today I haven't vlogged a lot because we've just been running around doing all kinds of different errands from the morning If you haven't noticed already Alexia has been intertwined into this vlog in between me vlogging Alexia has started her very own YouTube channel She's already uploaded a couple of videos, which I think are excellent I think you'll really enjoy them so you guys should go check it out I'll leave links in the description down below and on screen over here like even from your channel I feel like what I like is you're getting to talk to different people and connect with them Yeah, absolutely, you know, it's like not really about the number of subscribers It's just about being able to share any tips you have any knowledge and just like have a conversation All right, I'm gonna go do everything else I need to do before we go out have a super the flight tomorrow to 7 a.m So need to be there for at about 5 Bye everybody Bye