People assume you're on a permanent holiday | A Talk About Life in Greece | Expats in Greece (Ep. 1)
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2021
- Living on a Greek Island presents a brand new series of interviews with expats living in Greece, produced by HelloFromParadise. We're talking with the "lucky" ones that dreamt about relocating to Greece or retiring to Greece. We're talking with the ones that made their dreams happen. We're talking with the ones that had the courage and took the leap of faith of completely changing their lives, adapting to a different culture and build everything from scratch.
Meet Theresa Kewell. She's a British citizen living on Lefkada Island, one of the most beautiful Ionian Islands in Greece. She's been here for many years and she was happy to share her ex-pat story. She has an interesting life story, she sailed a lot, she lived in Spain as ex-pat, but ... like many sailors, she ended up living in Greece. Greece is a playground for sailing and offers a lot more sailing grounds. She's an inspiring human being and we thought a talk with her could bring some motivation for people thinking about changing their lives.
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I am Greek from Rhodes island...it's so lovely to hear from all of you beautiful people the way my country has a place in your heart...!it makes me so proud and happy..!thank you for your very touching video...!beautiful Greece has always a place for everyone that falls in love with our climate,our food and all our magical places...!welcome to Greece,a land of hospitality and more..!❤❤
Greece = the best 😘
4 more weeks I'm bringing my family over to Rhodes Greece for the first time I wanna hire a boat for the day ..
Rhodes is my favorite Greek island, ive been to Pefkos/Lindos 6 times now. It's my dream to relocate there
I am a Turkish Cypriot from Cyprus l am single retired and 49 l am an ENglish teacher l think the temperature of seawater is the warmest in Crete can you compare it with Rhodes?
There is a russian monks " story " who describes very well what Greece seems to be or look to foreign people......when God decide to split the world He called the nations and gave their land according to their needs and population numbers...
So He sat on his desk and one by one take the piece he decided it was suitable for them...
-You Russians take this part , you Chinese this etc... etc....
When all the nations were having a piece of land He felt happy and was ready to leave and then saw a last nation coming delay(siga siga)...they were the Greeks...
-sorry we are delay Father
-where were you my children...I just split the whole planet fairly...
- you mean there is nothing for us ?
- ok don't worry...I kept a small piece for my retirement...you can have it
Very good one. Thanks for sharing! Made us laugh 😂
haha I like
wow,perfect
We are hoping to retire to Crete next year, my main motivation is to be near both Takis dog shelter and Jutta. Having had a holiday home in Spain and witnessed first hand the total disregard for animals and their feelings I was so happy to see Takis and so moved by his total dedication to the dogs and cats in his care. I now want to dedicate my final years to helping those people who are assisting animals and trying to eradicate cruelty and neglect. I have had many many happy holidays in Greece and the Greek people are so wonderful! I can’t wait.
I am seeking a similar lifestyle..have a cat and elderly dog. Are dogs and cats treated well?I heard that in wealthy Europe street dogs are imported from Greece..
we moved to crete just oveer a year ago and adopted a gsd from souda shelter, shes just perfect. not long after we were walking her on kalyves beach and found a stray lab mix with a broken leg so had him seen by our vet and he wasnt chipped so we kept him and hes the perfect friend for the gsd. we have made several friends here (even in these tough times) and truly cherish them. the local people are so kind, non judgemental and honest. go for it.... good luck
Way to go! My father's name is Takis (a Greek expat to the USA) and I will soon be leaving the USA permanently for Greece. I'm definitely going to check out this shelter, hope to see you there! :)
Love Takis, and I've honestly had the same thought.
👍👍👍👍👍
Greece is a magical place❤
I must say that I am totally in awe of this cool lady. She is so open about telling details of her life's journey that many people would not
feel comfortable telling to strangers. I feel that I have gained knowledge that can benefit me in life because of her generosity of spirit in
sharing life's lessons with others. Thank you dear lady for enriching my life. May the lord grant you many years
My grandfather is from Lefkada and I have many relatives there! What a beautiful place and people!
Thank you so much for this interview/talk! It encourages me to take my plans more seriously (moving to Greece). I am looking forward for the next one. 😎
Hei Malwina, that's lovely what you wrote! You made our day and inspired us to continue doing this series. Hope you'll find your own piece of Greece to call home. Let's leep in touch on our Facebook page ;) facebook.com/LivingOnAGreekIsland All the best!
Your a kindred spirit 🙂
And I was very touched when you replied to what was the one thing that the Greeks did to surprise you, and the Villagers made room and found a lot for your beloved departed husband.
I am not surprised by what the villagers did in your moment of bereavement, when push come to shove , a Hellen will always cover your back. Always 🙂
Thank you for sharing
Hi and thank you for watching this interview! I have sent your touching feedback to Tree 🙂
What a wonderful person! I'm so glad you are enjoying your life here in Greece.
Best decision we ever made! Living our best lives on the beautiful island of Zante
Such a kind and beautiful lady. Inspiring. 👏🙏
Lefkada is a gem so is Theresa, hope she gets her new boat
The no defunct English language newspaper, Athens News, had a British columnist named Church. Apart from his column "Church on Sunday" he also wrote "Learn Greek in 25 Years" 🤣
Brian
Same here - planning to move to Greece and do much more sailing - looking at Lefkada as well or the Islands in the neighbourhood - and love the Greek people as well
What an inspiring lady! I love the advice...just go ahead and do it!!
Beautiful and touching Tree.
I adore your energy.
She’s lovely.
What a wonderful ladx. I am happy that she is happy.
What a wonderful woman!
Wow! That was so touching - really wonderful - thank you 🙏
What a fantastic idea to make such videos! Excellent people, progressive and open minded speak about their lives. Thank you
Tree--Absolutely brilliant job my dear! And I wept with you. So glad my father bought that catamaran that brought us together. Hope to see you soon--if not in Portland than in Greece. Be well in the meantime. Hugs from all of us here. Cheers!
Hi Kathryn, we'll pass on your message to Tree ;) All the best from us!
Beautiful life. I hope she is doing well and sailing in her new boat. I love how she got emotional about selling her house, probably hard because of the history with her husband. Heart warming to hear about the Greeks community
The nicest person ever heard, thanks for this amazing interview guys!
Thanks for sharing this video. I had never heard of this Island before. Her homes are epic! So beautiful how the locals came together to help her during her time of grief.
Thank you for your kind comment. Here is a bit of Lefkada's beaches in this playlist ruclips.net/p/PLXRhmbEe0cUZwPkD-pnDEQPGfU8w4YFAH
Great, great interview. Lovely, inspiring lady. Thank you.
I’ve secretly wanted to try living in Greece for 20 years but thought it was a bit foolish as I was born in Italy but grew up in Australia and it seems a bit of a crazy idea to retire in a foreign country where you don’t know anyone but I dream about it a lot. I’m 60 and plan to retire in about 5 years and should probably give it a try.
if you can you should.
What is the worst that can happen.
You don't settle or like it?
So what then just try elsewhere.
Do it. Just do it. 😊
Glad to see you well and happy in ur Greek castle. Xx
Hi Mark, we'll pass on your message to Tree ;) Have a great weekend!
thinking of moving my wife and 2 daughters from America to greece antikythera I have greek heritage which has lead me to think about this
Wishing you and your family well. From a Greek in far flung Australia !!
Keep on sailing.
Such a lovely person! Hope she's doing well!!
What a lovely lady!
A beautiful and authentic account Tree!
Hi Vernicia, we'll make sure Tree gets your message ;) All the best from Lefkada!
What a great video, and what a beautiful home you have, we've visited lefkada in the past along with all the other greek islands, I imagine you've had many happy years in that home ?
I can feel how upsetting it will be to leave your beautiful home, but it's time for the next chapter in your life, you'll smash it, you go get it.. 👌
Lovely Woman, thank you so much for sharing ❤
I'm not waiting until retirement. ❤
Cicadas driving me bonkers
It's the sound of summer
A great interview. Tree gives really good insight into making a permanent move to Greece. I look forward to future interviews and potential homes for sale profiled on this channel. Following. 👍🏻
Hi Tassy, your feedback is great, thank you for that. It encourages us to make more. Stick around 🤗 and have a good time, wherever you are!
I’m in Australia but one day Poros
Love that area too!
14:17 - That is a villa and not a house ! Nice to hear the Tzitzikas or Cicadas on the background !
Very beautiful !!!
beautiful interview
Absolutely beautiful house
Sailing on sea is a bit too much for me,
I was in a storm once and never will do again. 😅
What about the state of the Greek economy and do you feel as a foreigner amongst the family oriented people?
Are you able to live in Greece permanantely all year round ? Or is it only 180 days a year ?
Crete have the best food (Chania)
I want to learn Greek!
It's the oldest living language (more like several in one, plus the dialects) in the world, so it's quite a trip.
Start from the everyday basics.
Once you've made it, then things such as the study of history, philosophy or religion shall become much easier for you.
The only people who have 'holidays' right now in Greece are foreigners. And the government ofc. They are in constant holidays anyway, not like we even have a state.
I say let foreigners who love Greece be in Greece, and stay in Greece, be they on work on holiday.
This country is so in lack of people that genuinely love her.
Compared to all the natives who only dream of going abroad, I prefer foreigners like this lady, confessing to the world that she's more Greek than English.
@@geogeo2299 Yes it is and foreign serving Greeks are the worst cause of that
@@noqueq9003 Glad you agree that we are at fault first and foremost. So let's leave an old lady who fell in love with this land be.
Oh, but we do have a state; a state of foreigners enjoying our beautiful country while greeks stand by..
: )
seems like a nice lady
Greece is perfect except all the foreigners and tourists.
Ain’t this the truth?😢
What village do you live in ?
You should have made more of an effort to try to speak Greek.Three or so words in 20 years is pretty poor. I don`t like to boast , but I was reading AVRIANI and STOXOS newspapers in four years; from nothing. I recently finished reading Papdiamandi. The locals are not complaining as they are getting in some practice with their English.
I , like you, was an immigrant from England. Why do the English refer to themselves as " expat" and all other nationalities as immigrants? I`d love to know. I admire your sense of adventure , however, and sailing on a yiacht in Greek waters is my dream. I envy you for that.. Xairetismata ap`tin Agglia!
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am INDRANIL DAS, from KOLKATA, INDIA, had been a software engineer of a MNC for last 20 years , under age of 48, wanted to re-locate here - Antikythera, greece .
Can you be so kind that can share the LINK to apply for the same. OR , Please suggest the syeps to achieve this.
FYI- I am a family member of a small family with men, women and a chidrmen.
Thanks for help.
we love to live on rhodos,but i hear that medical i bad in greece?
Rodos? Dont worry ! Small islands have problems
Most commenters here overlooked the obvious: this lovely lady has plenty of means to live her dream in a Greek island, unlike the majority of native Greeks who cannot afford to vacation in their own beautiful islands.
Her castle second stone house was built on the backs of poor Albanian immigrants who worked for very little. Their very existence in a small island such as Leykatha strained the local resources as they took away wages from the Greek economy even in a micro scale.
This lovely lady could hire a local islander to teach her Greek and therefore contribute some to the island’s economy.
Compare your financial means to this lady’s and then decide if “you should do it”.
Your point? The Albanians were under Maoism for 50 yrs so of course they came out poor. The Greeks vote for PASOK and ND since 1981, one more corrupt than other, guy who opened the borders letting the Albanians in is still politically active & well.
So, is that lady to blame for all of our sins?
My point is that Albanians should have stayed in Albany and Greeks should wake up and protect their Greek sovereignty! It is irrelevant who in government opened the gates to Albanians and other immigrants. The Greek people voted them in power.”
If you want an effective government vote the garbage out.
Never accused the lovely English woman of having to do anything with Albanians seeking asylum in Greece and thus taking jobs from Greeks!
Perhaps if she thought of contributing to the local economy of Lefkatha island she could have hired a Greek crew of masons to build her castle home.
@@PenelopeRigatos First, Greek stone masons have become a rarity nowadays, whereas Albanians are more availiable due to the fact of Albania (not Albany) having frozen in time for over 50 yrs.
2nd, you're assuming hiring the workers was in her choice and discetion. Don't.
3rd, since she's living there, then she does contribute to the local economy.
Finally, I have the sense you live in the US yourself.
@@geogeo2299 it’s a shame Greek stone masons became a rarity; I suppose everyone wants to get a university degree nowadays
Not sure what you mean by Albany having frozen in time for over 50 years; I’m not keen in following Albanian history.
If the lady had a house built to her specs, she had control of the work and workers.
I’m sure she contributes to local economy, after all she must eat; however during her 22 years of residence she could work up the motivation to learn more Greek than σιγά σιγά by hiring a local Greek teacher and that was no more, or less my point.
I don’t see how relevant is in this discussion where I live? I did not ask, or am curious to know where you live.
Since you seem to take issue with everything I commented on, let’s put an amiable end to this dialogue; it is not going anywhere.
@@PenelopeRigatos Well I have to tell you for the 2nd time, it's Albania, not Albany. Albany is a city in the state of New York, Albania is a country in the Balkans. This shouldn't be so hard to process.
The issue with you is quite obvious. You criticize someone of not contributing 100% to the Greek economy while yourself do not contribute at all. You criticize her for not learning Greek, well I highly doubt you speak any of it yourself.
Again, when she built her house she was still w/ her husband, so it's possible that it was him in charge of that task rather than her.
I sincerely hope that all your arguments /questions are answered by now and I won't be having to labour back to this conversation.
Beautiful video