New members of the Greece forum, introduce yourself here

Hi! I have moved to Athens 2 months back with my wife from Munich.

Looking forward to interact with the group.

Thanks,

Vineet Bhardwaj.

Hello Vineet Bhardwaj,

Welcome to Expat.com

How do you find life in Athens so far? Was difficult for you or your wife to adjust to this new town?

Please feel free to share your experience with the members

Have a nice day,

Hasnaa
Expat.com Team

Hello: I have been here in Athens for a year. Previously applied for a resident permit.

Hi All, I am coming for a holiday in September for a month with 3 others and a toddler, was wondering if anyone knows of somewhere cheap to buy a car, was looking at car hire but for the price was thinking it would be better to just buy a cheap run around car. Can anyone from here help, will be flying to Athens then driving out from there about 2hrs drive to where we are staying . Any help appreciated
Thanks Kat

welcome all

Hello everyone, i joined the Athens forum for sometime already but only have time to introduce myself here. I am Gabrielle, moved here with my husband and daughter from France 2 months ago. We are living in Kifisia. My husband is working in a Greek oil drilling company named Ocean Rig. We enrolled our daughter to Campion british school in Pallini. I have no job at the moment and still looking for any project of music since i am a musician (drummer). If anyone knows something related to music job kinda please inform me, would appreciate it so much.
That's all for now from me. Looking forward to meet some friends here in Kifisia, specially Indonesian. 

hi Kangel05, you can check at www.car.gr. there are plenty plenty cars and if you want cheap maybe you can look for a 4x4. Me and my husband are still looking for a car as well. good luck 

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hi Helion, what are the requirements for this job?

Γεια σασ,

I am French and I have been living in Athens for 3 month for work (Northern suburbs).
I like traveling across the country, discovering new places to go out, and meet new interesting people.

Feel free to contact me if you have good tips to share, or simply want to have a drink

Hallo

I just arrived to Tessaloniki and like to met some peoples.just to drink kafe and eventualy to get some info about Tessaloniky.

Vladan

Hello and nice to meet you all.

Will be moving back to greece next month with my husband. Hope you guys like the taste of authentic falafel because this is what we are coming back with to open. Wish you all the best of luck in what you are doing.

Hi! Am Chris  Living in Athens looking to fet contact with some nice persons and sa a team to try to do something for this Country which suffers as result of the long-lasting actions  of a number of IDIOTS who don't know anything about the lives  of the normal ordinary -  everyday people.   
I have met almost all the Politicians (from all political parties) not because I was looking to but cause of my position in a sensitive Area in Greece where they go often pretending an interest of the Country .
Am a practical person able to solve problems immediately and  I make applicable plans to help  a lot of people .
Now days unemployment is no 1 issue of the State and every night on TV a bunch of cr....  talk and talk without saying anything.Everybody has  a point and insist in that ignoring  the same time the subject Only important is the presentation on the screen and they dont understand how the are manipulated by the masters of the show(see journalists).
I spend enough years abroad where I was proud to be a Greek and still I am  but I get crazy when I see what happens here and how misinformed-is the public .
Thanks for reading and I hope that some will contact me in  this try which now begins.

Chris
ps The beginning  ( start) is the half way .......

wow Chris, sounds heavy eh.. 

Yes it is but am not giving up I will do by all means Tks/
I have brought  several millions euros from Eu in Greece and should be much  more if the Idiots weren't so stupid
There a lot of programs and many instant applicable ideas without any cost but its hard without colleges or partners
even Jesus had 12 apoostols  Napoleon some Generals and so on

I am Nikos  born in Texas USA by Greek parents. i am now living in Greece. Love to meet new friends.

Hi!! Hasnaa,

Thanks for asking. The movement to Athens has been very smooth..

The only thing I am missing at the movement is the social group. For some reason not get any opportunity to meet people from outside of my work place..

Rest all is going good.

Regards,
Vineet.

Hello, my name is Artemis and I'm Greek-American who moved back to Greece almost 13 years ago.  I live in beautiful Thessaloniki, and love to meet others in Thessaloniki and gladly help anyone who plans to move here.

Hi there!

My name is Denise and I am from Amsterdam. I will be in Matala at 21th July and I would love to meet some people and have a coffee, see the beach etc.

Hope to hear from you !

I am living temporary in Greece,  im trevelling always as master mariner.
Im travelling in every country of the world.Thw rest of my life in privete conversation.

Hallow  every one I will be glad to help If  someone needs my advice as  I was born  raised here.My name is Miriam  I live in Heraklion Crete ,I know how it is living abroad.I am looking forward to hearing for you.

Am 30 years Iam workingnow foe Louis cruise line

hey all!

My name is Panos, 45 years old, Greek Australian from Sydney, living for a while here in this great city,
Athens! Willing to answer any questions to new comers or people who are thinking of coming over, as I
have 'been there and  done that'! Also open to any form of communication as I'm an open minded person who enjoys meeting people from around the globe.

Hi

I'm Philippine, I come from Bordeaux (capital of the red wine in France  ) and I'm in Athens since May (for a marketing internship in a Greek company). I would love to meet new friend to hang out in Athens for drink, to visit new stuff or to discover new activities!

Hi, my name is Morgan. I should be moving to Athens (Plaka) to live with my girlfriend around mid-October and will be looking to meet new people around my age (23). Interests include theatre, philosophy, folk music. Although I'll be hanging out with my girlfriend and her friends it'd be nice to meet people independently!

Hi!! There is a really good site, car.gr ,there you will probably find what you are looking for! Have a nice time and enjoy Greece!

I was replying to Kangel05 !! Forgot to write it above!

Hi, I'm moving to Athens with my partner who is Greek at the end of the year. I've lived in Greece before, mainly in quite remote locations which I have found quite isolating. I also had to keep returning to the UK to work as there was no work. We're hoping to have better luck in Athens which is also my partner's home town.
It would be great to meet a few English speakers to socialise with while I'm also getting to grips with the Greek language and maybe find a little work if possible.

Look foward to meeting people!

I met my future wife in Thessalonika in late 1964, at the Youth Hostel there, and in the following March we visited some of the Greek islands - of which Mykonos stands out in our memory. We've never been back. Now in our old age we're looking for a place to retire, and I've been wondering how much Mykonos and the other Islands have changed. Would we enjoy them now? It would be unfair of me to ask for advice, but I'd like it if someone would offer a comment on my enquiry.  Thank you.

hi, I live in Athens,I watch the news generally for greece and the world,social news as well.The Islands are not what they used to be,Myconos  is one of the very popular ones especially for homosexual people,in the summer it gets a very crowded,too much so,I imagine there has been too much building of hotels,rooms etc..A young persons holiday destination,in fact I have heard that its pretty insane in the summer but of course it depends on what one is looking for.You must remember that health care can be very limited now on these Islands due to cut-backs and water is often an issue,desalination plants are being built on many Islands and drinking water must be bought in bottles..It wouldnt  be my choice,I think there are far better areas to retire to with good health care access beautiful mountain water to drink,I do belive that greece is a great retirement place,still very safe and now they are modernising the public sector making admin so much easier for the public to deal with paper-work.You should come here and look around at various places of interest(in the winter as well)before you make any decisions.We built a house near old corinthos near Loutraki and it is a glorious area of outstanding beauty,mountains and sea,Loutraki has spa- baths from the mountain water,a lovely area to retire to,easy health care and only 1 hour half from athens airport,our little village is so pretty that they give us our own fire engine every summer in case of fire.

Thanks, Concertina - very useful information. Yes, I think we'll have a look around the neighbourhood of Loutrika, which is central to some lovely parts of the country. I well remember the canal, and points both south and north of it. Some day...!

Hello,
I'm Susan, been living in Loutraki, Greece for Thirty seven years...feel Greeker than the Greeks!
Love it here, wouldn't be anywhere else!

Hi everybody,

I am Gurkan, from Turkiye and now i am living in Thessalonika.I would love to meet expats living in the city and share my experiences and ideas about both Greece and Turkiye.

I am keen on sports like basketball and tennis, and love to learn Greek in the streets from locals

Na ste kala...

i live in dublin at the moment been offered a job in athens,will be great to meet some people in here so can guide me about life in athens and if its good country to live on and settel down

Hi, my name is Anne and I am from Australia, but originally from New Zealand.   I am here with my husband.  We are going to be living in Thessaloniki full time next year.  At the moment we are spending about half our time in Athens and half in Thessaloniki.  We are planning to stay for a few years and also plan to learn the Greek language.  Just fumbling along learning by myself at the moment, but we do plan to do formal lessons.  Ii have three grown up children and two grandchildren, all living in Australia.    I am looking forward to meeting some people and getting to know the place.

hello everyone
im moving to athens soon ,south of athens (kallithea),just intrested about the area,is it a good one to live and work?how much for the rent there please ?is 1000 euro will be enough survive and have plesent time ?

Hello to all!

I am from Greece and leave in a small city in the North. I am interested for a new job challenge in Europe or Asia. I have studied Tourism and Economy Administration.

Thank you

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I am ohagwa joshua , a serving safety officer in nigeria and a specialist in broadcasting. From birth i havebeen  hearing about greece, her development and clear record of the good people of greece. However,it is  my humble wish to be contributing to any media activities require of me in greece as well as participecting in any NGO or voluntry assignment concerning the country