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Our american dream

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Final chapter 3.5 years later, we are closing the American chapter. The feelings are mixed. The relations are strong. The experience is good. But life is full of decisions. And we have decided to have a safer and stable future.  The best work experience that I have ever had is coming to an end. It was a hard decision and I hope that the future keeps the same high work standards. Working in teams where the main goal is to have a viable project while keeping the quality high. Working in teams where people enjoy the company of each other, make the time pass easier. Working in an office with good working conditions and where the hours spent are appreciated and the balance between personal life and work is priority, then DiMella Shaffer is my best working experience. I couldn't be more thankful to the people who trusted me and gave me the opportunity to grow as an architect, to build my confidence and gain my voice as a professional.  Boston was the city that our son was born. Our lives
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New York

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Traveling with two architects Leaving March behind and welcoming spring with one more trip, a special trip, it was a girls trip. My partner in crime, my best friend, the person that we traveled together in Barcelona, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Istanbul, Zurich, Montreal decided that wanted to visit New York. I couldn't miss the opportunity to see her and spend time together. Together we walked around Paris during the 5 years of our studies, but this time we walked around New York as architects having on our back a career of a decade, seeing everything that we learned at the university.   It was my third time in New York. And my biggest wish was to watch a Broadway Show. And this is what we did. We saw "Lion King", it was a majestic show, with colorful costumes, great voices and a spectacular live music. I visited Morgan Library and Museum, an old building with a contemporary extension from Renzo Piano. We also visited Guggenheim Museum, the museum that we heard about
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Niagara Falls

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2024 started with many planned trips. After visiting Montreal in January, we continued with a three day trip in February to Niagara Falls, which is only a 1.5 hour flight from Boston. We've all seen countless pictures of Niagara Falls and that's why I was looking forward to this. By the end of the trip, the photos that I took were uncounted. Our hotel overlooked the falls. We were sleeping and waking up at an exceptional view. We couldn't get enough of them. Even the little one admired them constantly. When we got closer, we were left speechless. The water was falling with such force and was so angry that it was blowing "smoke". In contrast, of course, to the birds that flew undisturbed and created an image of tranquility. The park around the falls was covered by snow with bare trees. It was a winter landscape. We chose to go from the Canadian side and enjoyed where the water falls. We also went through the tunnel built behind the falls
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2023

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Απολογισμός της χρονιάς Κάπως έτσι τελείωσα τον απολογισμό της περσινής χρονιας "Ανυπομονώ και αγχώνομαι ταυτόχρονα να συνδυάσω το ρόλο του αρχιτέκτονα και της μαμάς".  Το 2023 μας βρηκε αγκαλιασμενους με τους δικούς μας στην Κύπρο και λιγες μέρες μετά ξεκίνησε το νεο κεφάλαιο επαγγελματιας και μαμά. Οι πρώτοι μήνες της χρονιάς ήταν μια προσπάθεια να βρούμε μία καινούρια ισορροπία μεταξύ δουλειας και οικογένειας. Ηταν απαιτητικοί οι πρώτοι μήνες από θέμα οργάνωσης. Στην αρχη της άνοιξης, έχοντας το μικρό στους ώμους, κάναμε το πρώτο ταξίδι πεζοπορίας στο Zion National Park, καθώς και κάποιες βόλτες στο Las Vegas. Ήταν μια εμπειρία που θα μου μείνει αξέχαστη. Η άνοιξη κύλησε ήσυχα και υποδέχθηκαμε το καλοκαίρι με πολλες εξορμήσεις για βουτιά και μικρες πεζοπορίες στη Μασαχουσέτη. Κάθε σαββατοκύριακο γνωρίζαμε διαφορά State Park και γίναμε θαμώνες του Walden Pond.  Το αποκορύφωμα ήταν το πάρτυ μας στην Κύπρο, όπου γιορτάσαμε την οικογένειά μας με ολους τους δικούς μ
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Autumnal Colors

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Η φθινοπωρινή παλέτα είναι πανέμορφη. Είναι πολύχρωμη, είναι ζωντανή και εναλλάσσεται. Οι μονοήμερες εκδρομές μας ήταν γεμάτες με πολλές αντανακλάσεις, παιχνίδι με τα φύλλα και φωτογραφίες τοπίου. Τους τελευταίους μήνες έχασα την επαφή μου με τη φωτογραφία, λόγω όλων των καινούριων ευθυνών και του έντονου ρυθμού της καθημερινότητας. Σιγά σιγά όμως το ξαναβρήκα. Το φθινόπωρο είναι έμπνευση. The foliage The fall palette is gorgeous.It is colorful, it is alive and it constantly changes. Our day trips were filled with lots of reflections, play with the leaves and landscape shots. Lately, I've lost touch with photography because of all the new responsibilities and the intense pace of everyday life. But little by little I found my motivation again. Autumn has been an inspiration.
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