Profiles

I started a personal blog at americaninathens.wordpress.com to tell stories not covered by international press, expats or tourists. It quickly and surprisingly(!) gained popularity and press attention, landing me a freelance writing gig with The Guardian, a book deal, and mentions in the two largest Greek-language newspapers and the NY Times.

It morphed into a self-hosted WordPress install and guide to navigating life in Greece at livingingreece.gr, as readers were more interested in practical info and I wanted to run JavaScript. Plagiarized by embassies, lawyers, expat guides and the Greek government, Living in Greece helped upwards of 200,000 unique visitors a month before the website was retired in 2021. Presence remains @livingingreece with 37,000 Twitter followers.

Originally seduced by the variety of WordPress themes, I was sold on being a part of a passionate, open-source community and owning my content. I ♥ WordPress