Some Personal Information

I was born on the 23rd September 1970 in Komotini, a small town in northern Greece. During my college years I was living in Thessaloniki, the second biggest city of my country.

I consider myself very lucky for being grown up in such a beautiful country as Greece; beautiful in both its landscape and people. More information on my country is available in my travel photo page.

Where are you right now?

Since September 1999 I am living in Athens, Greece. Before, I was at Helsinki, Finland, working for Siemens Mobile Communications, located at Espoo. And before that, I was a postgraduate student in London. Are you planning to come to Athens? Are you living in Athens? Drop me a mail for a a coffee!

Why did you continue your studies three whole years after graduation?

Well, in Greece male people have to serve to the national army for about one year and a half. Adding my one-year research placement at IPL and my three months in Brussels, you can get the total of three years.

More personally now, what are your hobbies?

Although I am not what is called a sportsman, I enjoy playing basketball and swimming. Sport on TV is OK for me, mostly football (soccer for Americans) and basketball. I am a fan of PAOK Thessaloniki.
I also love camping and mountaining, especially when accompanied by some nice friends and with a good deal of supplies of cooked-on-the-fire food, retsina and ouzo.

That was all?

No, absolutely not. I love travelling, meeting foreign people, getting to know their lifestyles and habits, and that is the reason why I included a travel section in my home page.
I enjoy reading fantasy fiction, preferably JRR Tolkien. I am also a fan of Iain M. Banks Culture series, and I enjoyed the Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books.
My favourite rock groups used to be Metallica, Guns'n'Roses, and Queensryche, but currently I can listen to any kind of music, from pop to indie. Latest favourites: Garbage, The Verve, Pulp, Radiohead.
Computer games always kept me in front of the screen, particularly sport, driving, and flight simulators. Although I seldom surf around the internet, I regularly use email to communicate with my friends. Drop me a mail now, or add me to your address book.