My Special Birthday :)))

Yesterday was my birthday it was the best one I’ve ever had. But let me start with my birthdays experience here on the Tenerife.

On 16 of November Marie has a birthday so as we were on our on-arrival training we could prepare her really nice breakfast and with the help of the restaurant of the hotel Ice-cream birthday cake with the breakfast. She also has really nice video which was including photos from her most special moments here. As she in studying Spanish hare birthday present were three Spanish books with different level of the language respectively given in the morning, at noon and in the evening.

On 4 of December was Zsofi’s birthday. So we prepared really special breakfast for her. After this she received here two birthday cakes – one from us and one from her boyfriend. Our present for her was really creative and special notebook where she can safe here special moments and never forget her EVS friends. As she really like the East culture we gave her a voucher for a massage. Both of the girls birthday were very special and they really like them.

So as it came time for my birthday I was expecting forward what will be my special day. A few weeks before it we spoke that we can make a small party in home for my birthday and invite some friends. But as we were last week on La Palma we still couldn’t rest properly, so the girls said that they are tired and I said it’s not a problem at all. As we are preparing a Christmas concert for the old age home where we are helping - is one of our voluntary projects, we just decided that as we are free due to my birthday we can use the day for practicing the Christmas songs. Or at least I really think it will be like this. In the morning or according to our deal when I wake up almost at noon I received my special breakfast with my favorite Zibra Cake that Marie is preparing. The rest of the day the girls where kind of strange but not so much so I can suspect that something is happening. I just left them without asking stupid questions as I tough that they were preparing my present. Actually this was the reality but nothing that I expected.

So it came time for our repetition. We had a meeting at Tanja’s place and mysteriously everybody found something really urgent to do and told me to go by myself and they will come later. I surmise that maybe my present is there but when I and Brendan went there it wasn’t anything. So after “rehearse” two ours Zsofi called that they can’t come and as left here cooking the dinner she invited Tanja, Philip – her boyfriend and Brendan also.

 

When we came home I open the door and it was like a movie – everything was dark and all of my friends here were waiting for me screaming “Happy Birthday”, taking photos and throwing balloons. I was so surprised. The whole apartment was decorated and it was just not real. And everybody tricked me so good, even whit some extra elements. The party was great but the even more amazing was that I received second bigger super delicious Austrian chocolate cake. Everything was wonderful and I couldn’t believe it’s real and not a movie.

As I couldn’t hear my parents on Skype whole day after my friends dissolved the problem that we had with our internet I could hear them and tell them about my SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY and all of the presents that I received.

At this very moment my friends starting to sing in the other room, so I went there with my laptop and it was a song for me with the melody of Let it Be – one of my very favorite songs. Actually you can hear the song here.

This was my first real birthday party that I’ve ever had and it was the most amazing and special moment for me. Thank you friends I will always remember you and my 25 birthday.

La Palma - la isla bonita

From 5 to 9 we were on one of the other islands - La Palma. They called it La Isla Bonita and this is simply the truth. Our programme was pretty tensed - we circeled almost the whole island for this days, we were hiking, parting, going to the beach, going to museums and the observatory. The great experience there I can't discribe with words, so I will show small amount of the pictures from La Isla Bonita.

The pipe that we were following durign our first day hiking.

Preparing for passing under the waterfall tunel.

We survived all of the 13.

Volcano San Antonio.

In to the volcan.

And breathtaking view all the time.

The top of the La Palma.

We visit the observatory and inside was amazing.

Grandecan - the biggest telescope in the world.

Having a rest on the top of the world - so peaceful. I was watching  Teide from there.

All of the AURI friends on the trip.

Well I recomend you just to visit and see by yourself ;)

Diving in the ocean

Yesterday we wake up early and in a very rainy day prepared for diving. Sounds crazy but this is the miracle of this island. During our way to the south-west it was raining all the time and we were pretty sure that unfortunately our adventure will be canceled due to the weather. Imagine our amusement when we get to the lighthouse of Teno and from the northern part the ocean was crazy and it was raining and from the southern one the water was quiet and the sun was shining. 

So we separated on two groups and as I was from the second one decided to make on circle and enjoy the incredible view. It was great the blue sky with the small clouds and the ocean singing around. Well as my friends know me very well I’m a specialist of falling down and enjoying this view while walking on one wooden bridge made one meter above the rocks I didn’t see one missing plank and fall with both of my legs inside. That screws up the moment for a while but fortunately nothing serious just small scratches enough for a good feeling in the salty ocean water. 

So it came the time for my group going in to the water. First we had to put on the neoprene costumes. Believe me it was hard for the people to put them on when they were dry and now when they were already wet from the first group it seemed impossible. Here came on help our experienced instructor prepared with bottle of soap water which really helps. So the costumes on together with the pretty heavy equipment and after the instructions how to use the bottle we entered in the water. 

You know that I can’t really swim, just a little bit, but enough not to fear from the water. So after we get ok with the breathing from the oxygen bottle we started to try to dive. Yes it was trying for me all the time. First I had a problem with my legs which stiffened due to the big floats on that I’ve never used before. After we dissolved this problem with Laura – my instructor, the problem was that I just couldn’t sink. I told I’m not scared from the water but obviously it wasn’t really like this. 

In the end with a lot of help from Laura I almost touch the bottom of the ocean and saw some really beautiful fish. It was beautiful down there. And even it is hard for me and I have to fight with myself I’m pretty sure that I’ll try again one day.