I stayed in Peristeri, one of the bigger districts of Athens until my 18th year. When I finished secondary school and sat the national exams for entry to higher education, I got into the School of Nursing at Heraklion in Crete, where I studied for four years. When I finished my studies there, I returned to Athens where I stayed for about a year searching for the right post graduate course overseas.

My mother comes from Langada in mountainous Arkadia, a small picturesque hamlet built on the slope of a mountain.
  My parents are retired now. My mother was, and still is a hairdresser, since even now she continues to practise her art.

My father comes from Machairado in Zakinthos. My parents are retired now. My father was privately employed. My parents have found a lovely little house in Loutraki in Corinth where they spend most of their time.