My name is Maria Kotsinari. I was born and raised in Athens, but I chose to live with my family in Syros for the past 25 years, enjoying every moment. I lived in New York for four years and studied in Greece and the United Kingdom. I have worked in hospital units in London and Athens as a General Nurse and a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse. Since 2001, I have been serving at Syros Vocational High School (EPAL) as a secondary education teacher in the field of Health and Welfare Sciences (the last five years as Deputy Director). I hold postgraduate degrees in "Nursing and Health Sciences" [University of Edinburgh], "Management of Child & Adolescent Mental Health" [University of Newcastle], and "Educational Studies" [ASPETE]. I speak English and Italian and possess skills in "project management" and "human resources management." I have participated in multiple European initiatives with scientific presentations, represented Greece at a national level in specialized fields, and volunteered in social and sports activities. I particularly enjoy music, cinema, and theater, and in my free time, I prefer reading classic and contemporary literature.

Agni Roussou was born in Syros in 1991. As a high school student, she distinguished herself in Art Competitions at both national and international levels, winning awards. In 2008, she was honored with a Diploma by the Minister of Education at the Artistic Expression event in Thessaloniki. She graduated from the School of Fine Arts at the University of Western Macedonia, where she completed her Integrated Master's in Painting. In her final year of studies, she was awarded a Merit Scholarship for Outstanding Students.

In 2018, she moved to Scotland, where she worked for three years as a painting teacher and continued her postgraduate studies at the Glasgow School of Art, specializing in Curatorial Practice in Contemporary Art (MLitt Curatorial Practice, Contemporary Art, GSA). For the past nine years, she has been teaching painting in schools and art workshops while also participating in group exhibitions, conferences, and festivals, with a particular focus on minority groups.

My name is Nena Floraki. I’m from Thessaloniki, but since 2013, I’ve made Syros my home and decided to spend the rest of my life on the island of my heart. I studied translation (English, French, and Spanish) in England and completed a master’s degree in Hotel and Tourism Business Management. Currently, I work as a Manager at a hotel with seven suites in the most beautiful area of Ermoupolis, Vaporia. I am happy with the life I live and have accepted who I am, though I always strive to improve myself, find calmness, and confront my inner traumas through self-reflection, calming activities, and holding my dog, Kara, in my arms.

Paris Xyntarianos Tsiropinas was born in December 1987 in Chios. He is a graduate of the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering at the University of the Aegean (Syros) and ELISAVA – Barcelona School of Design and Engineering, where he earned a master’s degree in illustration and comics. He works as a designer (brand designer, graphic designer, character designer, and 3D modeller), illustrator, street artist with the team Really?, and musician, while also studying the relationship between Design and Street Art as a PhD candidate at the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering in Syros. His interests include photography, production and direction of audiovisual projects (music videos, animation works), set design, writing, and acting. He is a founding member of the group Spark, which curates and organizes the Stray Art Festival (street art festival), as well as a member of the AMKE Ourios Anemos and We Live Together. The graffiti and mural team named Really? was formed in early 2009 on the island of Chios by Michalis Kopritelis and Paris Xyntarianos Tsiropinas, and they have created numerous murals in Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki, Chios, Lesvos, Syros, and more) and abroad (London, Lisbon).

Anthoula Chairopoulou was born in Thessaloniki in 1988 and began her athletic career in artistic gymnastics at a very young age. She was a member of the national team from 2000 to 2006. She graduated with honors from the Drama School of the Athens Conservatoire, holds a degree from the School of Physical Education and Sport Science (specializing in Dance Art), and completed a master’s program in "Theater in Education" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Since 2009, she has been teaching acrobatic movement and dances from around the world to both children and adults. Since 2016, she has worked as an actress and organizes and teaches acting and improvisation workshops. She is a member of the self-organized music-theater group Adespotes Skyles (Stray Dogs), with performances in Greece and abroad. Her first work as a writer and director was presented at the Apollon Theater in Syros in 2019 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. Since 2019, she has been involved in directing and choreographing movement in theater productions.

I am Lina Fournistaki.
I was born on April 16, 1973, and I live in Syros. I am the mother of 22-year-old Markos. I share my home with a Golden named Noel, who thinks he’s a dog. Love is the emotion that defines me, and the word "mom" enhances my personality, my aesthetics, my ethics, and my strength. I am a chef and have been an entrepreneur in my field for the past 24 years.
With the experiences of an island family, surrounded by the scents of herbs and lime, and the sounds of the sea and wind, I continue to share moments and impressions at every opportunity.
I love to cook up moments, create joy, prepare feasts and gatherings, count friends, flirt with songs, cherish the dawn, the sun, and the earth, and keep company with the moon in thoughts of solitude. I enjoy raising a glass of wine to our health and watching the whole world reflect in our eyes.