14 year reunion!

So after about 14 years I finally got to go back "home" to my parent's country where they were born.  I'm talking about Macedonia.  Now most people have no idea what it is or where it is, but if you look on the map of Europe you can find it right next to Greece.  It was weird being back but I was amazed at how much I remembered even though a lot of things changed.  I mean I was only about 8 years old at the time of my last visit.  So here, a majority of my family lives.  I'm talking about aunts, uncles, cousins galore, and so on.  It was so weird seeing them after that many years, it felt like meeting strangers.  I almost didn't even remember how everyone looked like either and of course they didn't recognize me either. There's not much to do in Macedonia besides climb the mountains and go out in the city/town.

 I ended up climbing a waterfall on the mountain which was really cool because I love waterfalls!  There were a lot of nice places to visit there such as Ohrid.  Ohrid is a "beach" like city that's by the water and has really nice views.  Its also kind of like a small town where you can go shopping and eat at restaurants.

When you see other cities compared to Ohrid, you don't even think your still in Macedonia that's how different it is from the rest.  Its definitely a tourist place because you see different kinds of people everywhere.  Also, at night time there was a bar/clubbing scene just like anywhere else you go to.  The cool thing about their bars and clubs was that they were overlooking the water which I absolutely loved!  I was supposed to drive over to Greece since it was so close but never got a chance to.  It's definitely on my list of places I want to visit though!  But, I was so glad I got to come back to visit my family after so many years, it felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders.