Feelings by the River Nile, this name was given to me when i was getting healing treatment last summer in Finland.
For years my guides have been telling me to write, and I always have an excuse..
This blog too has been waiting with an open and empty page for almost two weeks now.. annoying me, reminding me, being there quietly waiting that I would finally start..
So here I go now..
First apologies for my spelling mistakes and grammar. English is not my first language. I am originally from Finland, but going around the world as nomad last 20 years.
Now I live in Luxor, Egypt. In this beautiful, magical city that never sleeps.
As the title says, during my life one continuos lesson is -- just to be ME as I am .. not trying to be anything else. This is sometimes a hard task, when the outside world has many demands for how you should be.. these demand can be quite a burden.
A demand expressed to me, when I was younger, was to get a good education... so I left.. to experience the world.. the best education ever. :) Of course my parents meant academical studies.. but no, it was simply not meant to be..
I have been living in many cultures and countries. Educating myself with their social culture, religion, beliefs, traditions, people, healing, studying myself a lot.. Life itself is the best teacher! All what I have learned is from my experience, just some from the books.
All of the experiences haven't been easy... but when the time passes by I have learned the lessons of them, and if I do not learn on the first time.. well - I get few extra lessons until i pass the test. That is the best- there is always another chance to pass the test.. It is just my job to understand my lesson and accept it.
I always wanted to come to Egypt.. one of my dreams.. but I always got the same message- not yet, time is not right yet.
So meanwhile I have been living in Asia (India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malesia, Singapore) in Europe (Scotland, Ireland, Germany/ Berlin) and many shorter visits all over.
Finally 2010 I got an opportunity to travel to Luxor, and when I stepped outside from the airport.. I knew it - I had arrived Home..
One can either fall in love with this place or hate it.. there is rarely something between..
I had a great week's holiday, which I extended with another week.. and cried when I had to leave.
That was december 2010, no sign of the revolution.. Luxor was full of tourist.
2011 after 25.1. I had my second trip to over here... all the flights were canceled.. and I was in Finland desperately looking for an alternative possibility to come here... And i found it! through 5 countries and changes of flights.. traveling 2 days I managed to return here. Ooh; that happy moment when I arrived.
There was less tourist here, but otherwise the same friendly city as it had been before.
I enjoyed my time - I also visited Cairo in february 2011-- I had my Egyptian flag which I carried around Cairo.. being happy with Egyptian about the revolution. I also visited Tahrir square - yes there were demonstrators, but it was not at all what media was showing in TV.
All around Cairo Egyptians warmly welcomed me to be there.
I remember at one square in Cairo there were 3 old men sitting, and one of them came and gave me a welcoming hug.
I cried again when I had to leave, but the decision to find a way to live here became stronger.
And like a miracle I was offered an opportunity to take over an ownership of a spa/ massage parlour in one of the hotels here. I moved here without hesitations in the summer 2011.
Some say that it was not the best time to move and start a business, because the tourism had been going down since 25.1.2011., but for me personally it has worked very well.
There is so many things I love here:
- the river Nile which is always beautiful in different ways
- the people, generous, big hearted, warm, grounded people
- simple life
- my neighborhood, which has so kindly taken me as one of them and is taking such a good care of me
- my many Egyptian families, sisters and brothers <3
- the TEMPLES
- the history
- The RA- the SUN - sunshine 365 days/ year
The list is endless.
My wish is that my friends and family and tourist would see and feel the similar love to this place.
So there, just a short story of my life and how I ended up here. More stories will come... :)
From the River Nile I send you Love and Light
Kirsi
For years my guides have been telling me to write, and I always have an excuse..
This blog too has been waiting with an open and empty page for almost two weeks now.. annoying me, reminding me, being there quietly waiting that I would finally start..
So here I go now..
First apologies for my spelling mistakes and grammar. English is not my first language. I am originally from Finland, but going around the world as nomad last 20 years.
Now I live in Luxor, Egypt. In this beautiful, magical city that never sleeps.
As the title says, during my life one continuos lesson is -- just to be ME as I am .. not trying to be anything else. This is sometimes a hard task, when the outside world has many demands for how you should be.. these demand can be quite a burden.
A demand expressed to me, when I was younger, was to get a good education... so I left.. to experience the world.. the best education ever. :) Of course my parents meant academical studies.. but no, it was simply not meant to be..
I have been living in many cultures and countries. Educating myself with their social culture, religion, beliefs, traditions, people, healing, studying myself a lot.. Life itself is the best teacher! All what I have learned is from my experience, just some from the books.
All of the experiences haven't been easy... but when the time passes by I have learned the lessons of them, and if I do not learn on the first time.. well - I get few extra lessons until i pass the test. That is the best- there is always another chance to pass the test.. It is just my job to understand my lesson and accept it.
I always wanted to come to Egypt.. one of my dreams.. but I always got the same message- not yet, time is not right yet.
So meanwhile I have been living in Asia (India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malesia, Singapore) in Europe (Scotland, Ireland, Germany/ Berlin) and many shorter visits all over.
Finally 2010 I got an opportunity to travel to Luxor, and when I stepped outside from the airport.. I knew it - I had arrived Home..
One can either fall in love with this place or hate it.. there is rarely something between..
I had a great week's holiday, which I extended with another week.. and cried when I had to leave.
That was december 2010, no sign of the revolution.. Luxor was full of tourist.
2011 after 25.1. I had my second trip to over here... all the flights were canceled.. and I was in Finland desperately looking for an alternative possibility to come here... And i found it! through 5 countries and changes of flights.. traveling 2 days I managed to return here. Ooh; that happy moment when I arrived.
There was less tourist here, but otherwise the same friendly city as it had been before.
I enjoyed my time - I also visited Cairo in february 2011-- I had my Egyptian flag which I carried around Cairo.. being happy with Egyptian about the revolution. I also visited Tahrir square - yes there were demonstrators, but it was not at all what media was showing in TV.
All around Cairo Egyptians warmly welcomed me to be there.
I remember at one square in Cairo there were 3 old men sitting, and one of them came and gave me a welcoming hug.
I cried again when I had to leave, but the decision to find a way to live here became stronger.
And like a miracle I was offered an opportunity to take over an ownership of a spa/ massage parlour in one of the hotels here. I moved here without hesitations in the summer 2011.
Some say that it was not the best time to move and start a business, because the tourism had been going down since 25.1.2011., but for me personally it has worked very well.
There is so many things I love here:
- the river Nile which is always beautiful in different ways
- the people, generous, big hearted, warm, grounded people
- simple life
- my neighborhood, which has so kindly taken me as one of them and is taking such a good care of me
- my many Egyptian families, sisters and brothers <3
- the TEMPLES
- the history
- The RA- the SUN - sunshine 365 days/ year
The list is endless.
My wish is that my friends and family and tourist would see and feel the similar love to this place.
So there, just a short story of my life and how I ended up here. More stories will come... :)
From the River Nile I send you Love and Light
Kirsi
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