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June 26th 2024
He's done it!
Earlier this month all eight of us flew out to the wonderful Hotel Cosmos in Vassiliki on the Greek island of Lefkada for a week of sun, relaxation, delicious food and, for those with sufficient energy, windsurfing, cycling and yoga. This is a regular summer holiday destination for us, although it has been six years since our last visit, and it was lovely to find that the hotel is virtually unchanged and still run by the delightful Stelios (pronounced Stelio) and his wife Vassiliki.
A perfect holiday was made even more perfect by the news during our stay that Alastair had been offered an interview by Nottingham University for an undergraduate medical school place. Within a few days of our return home, he was submitted to a gruelling hour-long online interview following which he was told that he might hear if he had been successful before the end of the month but that he should not despair if he heard nothing as there was still a chance he would be offered a place as late as early September! Just yesterday he received the wonderful news that he will be starting medicine later this year. A day on and I am still being asked by my neighbours why I have such a big grin on my face. |