Capture The Moment

When someone tells me he or she doesn't like Tenerife, they are or laying or the only thing from the Island they've seen were walls of the hotel. I arrived here in November 2016, so it's been almost a year that I'm here. For that reason I can honestly say that I have seen enough to say that this Island is magical and everyone can find here their place. 

Tenerife is the island of a thousand experiences. You can get lost in nature, relax on the beach, climb Teide, go shopping, see a show, walk the old town cobbles, have fun at a theme park, play golf …

The largest of the seven Canary Islands, Tenerife sits in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of North Africa and enjoys eternal sunshine. Tenerife is a volcanic island that has been sculpted over time by several eruptions. It has a great mix of rugged terrain, dramatic landscapes and a sub-tropical climate with temperatures averaging 20°C – 22°C in the winter months and 26°C – 28°C in the summer. At 3,718 metres, Teide volcano is Spain's highest peak and its two ecosystems make the climb an experience full of contrasts. With local guides you get an in-depth experience and the mountain refuge is the spot for superb dawn views. 

Over the years Tenerife has become a popular holiday destination and it’s easy to see why with dozens of great resorts to choose from. A visit to Tenerife is not complete without taking the cable car to the summit of Mount Teide, Spain's highest mountain, for panoramic views of the island. Another favourite activity is to head to lovely Garachico to drink coffee in the prettiest plaza on the island and swim in the rock pools hewn from lava. For a taste of the real Tenerife visit La Laguna, the former capital and a Unesco World Heritage Centre, which has eclectic architecture spanning four centuries, great shopping and a thriving tapas scene. If you're a hiker, don't miss the ancient laurel forests and rugged ravines of the Anaga Mountains.

Playa de las Américas is the party capital of Tenerife, that’s the most important aspect to remember about this lively resort on the south coast of the island. Thousands of revellers live it up in this vibrant and colourful holiday destination that is renowned for its 24-hour festivities, making it one of the most popular plces to visit in all of Europe. 

Los Cristianos is situated west of the southern airport (Reina Sofía) and is one of the most popular and busy resorts on the Canary Islands. The beaches are beautiful and it has a harbour that offers fishing trips, pleasure cruises, outings on glass bottom boats, diving excursions and ferries to the neighbouring island of La Gomera.

It was once an old fishing town that over the years has experienced major expansion, making it a popular choice for an enjoyable day trip. Many holidaymakers stay in quieter resorts and visit Los Cristianos for the buzz before heading back to their retreat elsewhere on the island.

The south west coast of Tenerife is a spectacular spot for watching whales free in the ocean. Up to 26 species are found just off the coast, including baleen whales, killer whales, dolphins, pilot whales and even blue whales.

Connected to El Medano beach and within the Montaña Roja protected area we find this little treasure of Tenerife. The kilometre stretch of fine, toasted sand, well away from urban areas, is perfect for a relaxing day on the beach.

Los Gigantes in the west enjoys long sunshine hours and provides a quieter alternative to the south. In the north, Puerto de la Cruz is the greenest and most traditional resort with plazas, botanical gardens and easy access to historic centres while Santa Cruz combines beach time with shopping, plazas and art galleries.

But it's not only about places. Of course they're spectacular and make you fell like you've found heaven on earth. But it all comes together with people you meet here and things you do. We all come from different parts of the world, but we've got one thing in common. We want to live our life in 100% and don't waste any single day. We want to take on the world and make unforgettable memories. It all makes it special, it all makes it my life. And I love it.

Hey You! Yes, You! I want to tell you something. I want you to be happy. I want you to take each day as it was your last one, I want you to fight for what you want and what you love. You want to travel? Go! Pack your suitcase and just go. You want to eat this chocolate cake? Fucking eat this chocolate cake? You're scared of this 2 extra kg? That's a bullshit. Stop thinking about stupid things that humanity makes so "important". You're afraid that if you will go on this trip you might lose your job? And? So what?! Think about things that this experience will bring you, think about possibilities, memories. Those are things which can not be measured. You like this girl from the cafe you go to every single day just to see her? Invite her for a meal, walk, a movie, make a step. And you girl, you like this boy from across the street, but it is so inappriopriate for a girl to approach a guy. Another social BULLSHIT. Do it, why should you wait? Have you seen how many tragedies have been happening around the world? It's time for us to realize that there are things worth fighting for. I think people forget what's really important. We chase to get the best job, more money, better equipment, more expensive gadgets, but we forget about real values and things which really matter in life. You work 24/7 to earn money to get the new iPhone, but you forget about birthday of your aunt, performance of your daughter and finally, you forget about you. You chase after something which will bring you 5s of happiness, but then you sit down alone in your expensive villa, turn on your huge TV and realize you're all by yourself, there's no one around and it's too late now, because the girl you liked is married to this guy who took her for a trip to some, as you said that before, stupid village to ride horses. And you can not call your mum, because she passed away few months ago and you forget to bring new lillas to her grave. 

But wait, I forgot. You got stuck at work, which you probably hate, to get some money, which you probably won't spend, because it's good to have, isn't it? 

We get bored with childhood, rush to grow up and then long to be children again. We lose our health to make money and then lose our money to restore our health. We think anxiously about the future and forget the present so that we life in neither the present nor the future. We live as if we will never die and die as though we had never lived. Think about it. Think about if you were about to die tomorrow, would you be happy about the way you were living? Would you be able to say "I did it, I was happy"? Or would you die with regrets? Don't let that happen to you. Just live to be happy. 

If you want to be happy, be. They may call you crazy, psycho...but who cares. You're not being born to live someone else's expectations. 

Do you know the saying that night shift workers don't see the sun? Which basically mean that we don't have a life.

Most of the you probably think that people, who work during the night, don't live during the day, because they sleep all the time. That's why, theoretically, relationships between night and daytime workers are impossible. Isn't it true ? Do you know why it wouldn't work out? I will try to show you on a simple example. Listen closly.

It's 6pm, you just finished working and guess what, I am preparing myself to start my night shift and work when you'll be sleeping. I will come back home around 4am, probably wake you up for a possible sex or something hoping you're not too tired or sleepy. After we will be laying next to each other, you will kiss my neck and I will pull you closer to me to feel the warmth of your body. Then we will fall asleep holding each other. Sounds good, doesn't it?

Ok, now it's 9am and you have to wake up to go to work. You will try to do it quietly not to wake me up, but I will probably do just to make you a coffee and spend few minutes with you before you leave. And you do. It's 9:30am. I go back to sleep to wake up 2h later. It's 12 o'clock now and I am getting ready to grab a fast dinner with you. We go to some nice place or just sit on the beach eating pizza and drinking beer. 

2pm

You're going back to work and I am living my life till 6pm. 

It's 6pm....and we're back to the beginning of this story.

There are no evenings together. We usually don't sit on the couch at 8pm eating some take away, cuddling and watching movies. We don't have time for that, we've got different lives, different schedules. 

Of course there is also this one day a week when we've got time for each other. Then we do all kind of stuff together. Stuff we don't have time for during the week when we're working. We are forgetting about the world. 

There's just you and me. 

How does it look for you? Did you like this little story about these two people being together? 

Honestly, I did. When I started writing it I thought I wouldn't, but it doesn't look that bad, you know? I was trying to prove a point that relationships between night shift and day shift workers or in general people with different live schedules are impossible. But how wrong I was. It seems difficult when you think about it, but you can work out evrything If only you want to.

I do realize this post is a total mess. So are my thoughts in my head. I am trying to clean up my mind, to organize everything what's cluttering inside. So don't mind me and take as much as you can from this story. We all hear what we want to hear and we all understand what our mind is capable to understand. 

Edit from 30/09/2017

The story is nice, can't hide it. But after taking some things under the consideration I got to the conclusion that it would be very hard or even impossible to have a relationship like this. Ok, maybe if both of you are two people who like their own space more than anything and don't need to spend time one with another, then maybe yes. But relationships are about spending time together, being there for each other. If you are working 9am-6pm and me from 7pm-3am or the opposite, there's no way it could work. Just a recent thought ;)