The meeting with the archaeologist Fotini Zafiropoulou took place at the seat of the German Archaeological Institute, a beautiful neoclassical building by Ziller in the centre of Athens. In a few meters distance there stood in the past the Hellenic-French School of Saint Joseph at which she was pupil. Her knowledge of the French language as well as of English was the ticket for her first job as a French language teacher and also as a guide with license number five (!) during her student years.

I'm an experiential writer

Elias Papadimitrakopoulos is one of the best, brightest, and freshest spirits of our time. He comes from Pyrgos, Ilia, and served as a military doctor until 1982, when he resigned from the Army. A short story writer, or rather a creator of brief narratives, he has published twenty books and received a number of awards and distinctions.

An American in Paros

When my wife and I moved from New York to Paros in 1970, we could never have imagined that we would spend our whole adult life here. Since Hellas is two-hundred years old, that means we have resided here, much of the time as full citizens, for one quarter of its existence.

Write and act with your heart

Kostas Gouzelis studied architecture in Rome and sculpture with Emmanuel Herzl. He designs and constructs houses mainly in the Cyclades-Greece. He has exhibited his sculpture in various galleries. He has restored old Greek traditional sailing vessels and produced documentaries regarding the Aegean Sea and its people.

For sure it was a different island I once fell in love with and it’s a different island I now love!

Maria Demetriades is of no Parian origin. Still, she has been spending most days of the week here and as she smilingly says “if I owned a helicopter I would be going to and fro between Lefkes and Athens everyday”.