At the end of 1959 I met my future husband. We met at a bar. I was doing some proof reading work at night for the Athens News at the time and I had a lot of expat friends including some well known writers. We all used to meet at Apotses, a famous ouzerie. We used to...
My family and I come from South Australia, near Murray river, where I spent the first 8 years of my life. My grand father came to Australia from Scotland in 1880’s, where he founded a pastoral company. He then met my grandmother who was of English descent. After...
“My life on Poros? I gladly immersed myself in the island life here because it made sense to me. I spent my high school years in Morehead City, NC. Except for the mountains of Greece, that town on the ocean and Greek seacoast towns have similarities. My...
My earliest memory is making pictures on my parents new bedroom wallpaper with bright red nail polish. I was about three, and my art was not at all appreciated, but I was soon supplied with paints and paper! At eight, I declared to my parents that I would be an artist...
Vangelia and I have two kids: Dimitris is 18 and he wants to study mathematics at the university. Michael is 14 and is very handy. He wants to be a cargo boats’ mechanic. They are very different, but both follow what they love. I often remind them how lucky they...
