Personal Information
I could just throw out in the public my resume, my very-very serious
marketing of my image, filled wit lists, bullet points and diplomas, self-awareness
realizations, showcasing what a wonderful and clever person I really absolutely
am. It works, I've rarely lost a case ... well, I mean an job interview! But I thoughτ about it for quite a while and I've gathered ‘ll instead try to be honest
and apply my self sarcasm on what I will call a “profound resume of substance”.
Education
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Early years
I spent my childhood in Athens in a loving home with 3 other siblings,
hiding behind my mother’s skirt whenever I was picked up on. And that’s what was so
awful about my childhood : having no one to tease and torture to feel any
better about my self, since I was the youngest. But, I suppose, these truly obscure
years spent under the reign of my siblings, made me brave and very war-like: I strongly
feel War is one of the dominant expressions of life, but not the kind of war popping
up in everybody’s mind on the sound of the word. I mean the kind of war inside
our heads. You don't need to disagree with me on this one, save your arguments for later; Heraclitus backs me up on this one, since he's said : «Πόλεμος
πάντων πατήρ» (“war is the father of all”).
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Adolescence
At the same time of this battle of mine against my siblings, we spend some
years going back and forth to Melbourne, my mother’s homeland, every 3 or 4 years and
attending some years of primary school and then on to high school. Wogs, off course and just as dramatic as when home in Athens. All relatives hanging around, showering
us with gifts and talking to us in English (you know, this Australian accent
that makes me still say “yeee” instead of “yes”), and caring for us as if we
were something of great importance for them. This made me feel as I was in a beauty pageant: from one barbeque
to another, just like from one reception to
the other…. And then there was my mother, showing us around with our long hair
and cute outfits, mentioning in all conversations - again and again in the same words - how impressed the whole
hospital was when me and my sister where born: twins but my sister was like the sun, with blue
eyes and blond hair, and I was as brunette as a gypsy is (like both my parents).
“Lucky”, she used to say, “that they are twins and the little one is a brunette,
otherwise, my husband would have to search for the father of the blond one”.
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Early adulthood
In a distress as I was by the age of 17, I sought to go away from all this tyranny
and aimed for a university 12 hours from home, but as sunny : Rhodes Island and
International Affairs sciences. That caused great agitation to my father who wanted me to
become a Lawyer, or a Therapist or a Journalist. Just imagining me facing opponents with fewer nerves than i had learned to deal with my siblings
is confusing. So, he declined financial support, but I moved
on anyway and thought of my self as left in exile, studying and working as a waitress,
struggling against life and rebelling against social origin since.
Work Experience
- Having graduated successfully as someone can conclude from the graduation pictures – I managed to sit in the first row next to the distinguished scholars grace to my good lack , not my grade, but no one needs to know – I found a job as the P.A. of an annoying Attorney. That much irritating I was constantly that this stingy 70 years old man was later forced to fire me and give me a huge compensation in order to not reveal the real reasons for being constantly irritating: that was his monitoring over the computer, the phones and the offices thus having access to all my personal correspondence, phone calls and private moments in the office.
- Then, I tricked a Travel Agent to hire me as an on line marketing executive, which went surprisingly well since he never tried to pressure me but instead he implemented his vision on my work and managed to turn me in to an excellent tool to make the company go forward and broaden it’s market and it’s appeal.
- But, as much as I shared the vision, my adventurous spirit made me accept the offer of a cruise line and take the position as the Sales Manager which had not the duration i'd expect. You know how big Companies are : sleep with someone, or be a real genius. Obviously i was no extraordinary genius in sales, not to mention I could not bare to sleep with anyone of prestige, I got my self fired with a blast (by yelling at the Stanford Travel Department Represenative, i.e. a million dollar client).
- It was then that the real adventure began. Santorini. Cliffs. Caldera, Wine. Hotels. Santorini. Reception. Conncierge. Overbooking. Santorini. 7 months without not one single day off. Santorini. That said, if you mix together the ingredient, add some salt and some sugar you have another 2 years spent practicing the art of he Front Desk Clerk.
- Success is my middle name. After a total new marketing approach on my cv, just recently I enchanted my current employer to give me a two and a half hours interview, during which he and his executives decided to give me an opportunity to prove my minimal yet magic resume and manners while executing travel plans to Greece.
Hobbies
My main hobby is short relationships. The internet: should I be left to die in a desert, this i would miss the most. The Yoga is another main hobbie of mine, but only because it balances the body mussle and alignment, not for the rest of the great yogi Milarepa theories.
- Having graduated successfully as someone can conclude from the graduation pictures – I managed to sit in the first row next to the distinguished scholars grace to my good lack , not my grade, but no one needs to know – I found a job as the P.A. of an annoying Attorney. That much irritating I was constantly that this stingy 70 years old man was later forced to fire me and give me a huge compensation in order to not reveal the real reasons for being constantly irritating: that was his monitoring over the computer, the phones and the offices thus having access to all my personal correspondence, phone calls and private moments in the office.
- Then, I tricked a Travel Agent to hire me as an on line marketing executive, which went surprisingly well since he never tried to pressure me but instead he implemented his vision on my work and managed to turn me in to an excellent tool to make the company go forward and broaden it’s market and it’s appeal.
- But, as much as I shared the vision, my adventurous spirit made me accept the offer of a cruise line and take the position as the Sales Manager which had not the duration i'd expect. You know how big Companies are : sleep with someone, or be a real genius. Obviously i was no extraordinary genius in sales, not to mention I could not bare to sleep with anyone of prestige, I got my self fired with a blast (by yelling at the Stanford Travel Department Represenative, i.e. a million dollar client).
- It was then that the real adventure began. Santorini. Cliffs. Caldera, Wine. Hotels. Santorini. Reception. Conncierge. Overbooking. Santorini. 7 months without not one single day off. Santorini. That said, if you mix together the ingredient, add some salt and some sugar you have another 2 years spent practicing the art of he Front Desk Clerk.
- Success is my middle name. After a total new marketing approach on my cv, just recently I enchanted my current employer to give me a two and a half hours interview, during which he and his executives decided to give me an opportunity to prove my minimal yet magic resume and manners while executing travel plans to Greece.
Hobbies
My main hobby is short relationships. The internet: should I be left to die in a desert, this i would miss the most. The Yoga is another main hobbie of mine, but only because it balances the body mussle and alignment, not for the rest of the great yogi Milarepa theories.
Future Goals
One door closes another opens.Why is the grass greener elsewhere ?
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