I have been thinking about lately how blessed I am to do what I love to do and to live my life how I want to. Nothing is easy and you always have to compromise, but the happiest people don’t have everything they want, they make the most of the things they have.

I’m happy to be in Egypt and be surrounded by lovely people. It’s great to train at Gold’s Gym, any of the branches here. I’m very blessed to have a great job that I enjoy doing and it allows me to spend even more time in the gym talking to the trainers and the clients.

I do miss my friends, my real ones – from the UK and from Hungary, and of course my family. People who have been beside me for a long time and who don’t judge me when I do something. People who don’t ask: why, but tell me: do it, if you think this is the best for you.

What I found here in Egypt is that people who have already achieved something don’t have an attitude. They’re very helpful and respectful to each other – and to me. They rather push you to achieve even more than tell you to stop or question you. This is a completely different attitude. There are some great athletes, world champions here who  don’t get jealous but instead they push you, they help you and want you to be the best.

I am not saying everything is perfect here. Far from it. I work long hours and have to deal with some negative people as well. Not to mention that my job doesn’t stop when I go to the gym to train, it’s like I’m always working. Clients stop me, ask me questions, want to take photos etc But it’s a completely different life experience. I’m glad I’ve made the decision to travel. Although England wasn’t my home country to start with, but every time I travel it opens my eyes even more. The people I meet, the culture, the habits, the feel of another country regardless of the religion and the colour of their skin. You cannot experience that from films or documentaries. You need to live that life to know what it is like. This is what life is all about.