Category: Χωρίς κατηγορία

  • Lost in translation

    What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? The topic that changed my mind was about the writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. When I lived in Germany, I regularly went to the library and borrowed books. It is the best way to read many books without paying, and luckily,…

  • Culture Shock

    Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. Indeed, there was a time when I found myself in such a state. It was when I moved from Germany to Greece. No, you might wonder how I could feel out of place when I, as a Greek, moved…

  • Back to Basic

    Your life without a computer: what does it look like? No computer, non, nada, would mean I would write my writing projects on the typewriter or, more classically, by hand. It would take a long, long time to finish them, especially if I wanted to make changes, and I love…

  • The healing of knitting

    What skill would you like to learn? A long time ago, when I was around 20 years old, I wanted to learn how to knit. Unfortunately, nobody from my environment knew how to knit except my grandmother, who lived in Greece, and at that time, I was in Germany. So,…

  • Food-Medicine

    What details of your life could you pay more attention to? I could concentrate more on my nutrition. It isn’t that I don’t take care of it now, but I think some improvement could be made. For example, eat fewer sweets since I have a sweet tooth; I could include…

  • Gratitude for a new day

    What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? Tomorrow, here in Greece, is Monday. My first priority is to open my eyes, hopefully after a good sleep, and thank God for allowing me to spend another day in this beautiful world. It may sound weird, but we never know when our last day…

  • Progress

    In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? Now, when someone hears hard work and fulfillment, the first connotation that pops into their mind is money and recognition, and I think that’s very logical. However, there are more aspects that serve the feeling of completion when you are…

  • Stoicism

    What’s the trait you value most about yourself? The trait I value most in myself is patience. This trait is not innate to me; I had to go through struggles to attain it, and maybe that’s why I value it most. From a young age, I was usually very impatient,…

  • Vocation Matters

    List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter. To be honest, when I choose a job, I don’t consider the money much. Essential so far was the psychology side of the job. I mean, if I felt pleasured and fulfilled by doing the job. The good thing is…

  • Ancient to Modern World

    What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? About what I’m proud of my country’s heritage? Well, I’m Greek, and undoubtedly, Greece’s most famous heritage is the Acropolis, a 150m (490ft) high rock above sea level with the famous Parthenon, built in the 5th…