For 18 years, Georgia Patte-Karagiannioti has been in the team of ECHO FM, one of the most long-lived private radio stations in Greece that has kept Parians and Antiparians informed and entertained for 26 years now.
Originally from the UK, Vicki Preston has lived in Greece for over 30 years, 20 of them on Paros. She is best known here as the founder of the English-language magazine Paros Life & Naxos Life in 1998. In recent years she has been working on a voluntary basis setting up and expanding the programme of the bilingual Montessori school in Naoussa and as a member of the Innovaros team promoting the sustainable development of Paros.
Irana Ji An is a beautiful young woman of Greek and Argentine origin. Slim, swift and warm with bright eyes she really seems to be living according the principles of yoga, which she teaches. In fact, her aspiration is to encourage people to be the best they can be, through physical practice, self-observation, and trust, as she says.
He is a self-taught artist, painter and a fisherman of sea urchins. Worked in fishing boats since he was 9 years old, pure bred of Naoussa, he “immigrated” to Piso Livadi where he runs the ouzo tavern "Mouragio". She was born in Moschato, Athens, she grew up in Rentis and studied in Ralleios School of Piraeus. She found herself in Paros because she fell in love. Her great loves are books and theatre.
In the last two years not many international competitions have been held on the island. In former years such events drew in thousands of visitors, which was great publicity for the island. We need to go after these opportunities and not send them away.
From my childhood, I instinctively, follow the call of creative inspiration even if the sacrifices required are enormous. It is the only thing in which an artist must be loyal.
Ι got to know Paros in 1975 in an era of innocence. I learned to love Naoussa of Captain Linardos, when the port of Naoussa was the most beautiful fishing village in the Cyclades, Lefkes of Uncle Artemis, the last miller of the island.
Previously there was no thought in the community of holding events like concerts and plays in the small theatre of Lefkes. I decided to transform it into a bigger one with the vision to create a venue for various events.
The best for every one of us might be to turn our lives into a never ending party. This way we can become creative, useful to ourselves and others. If we can’t create something what else is there for us to do?
We love making up something new every time in our place and, tradition has it ,“ our door is always open”. Naturally, when hospitality and care are offered from the heart, guests are delighted. A happy guest is the best advocate to the rest of the world.
