Life Recollections of a Greek Immigrant

When you are 87 years old, and you attempt to write your autobiography, you run the risk of forgetting many details in the process. Your problem is, as Shakespeare said, "Old men forget." Even so, I will try to narrate the highlights of my life as best as I can; I'll touch upon my early years of grammar school and the Second World War, my high school and college years, and my American odyssey. However, I would say that throughout the years, my vocabulary has greatly increased and my pronunciation is nearly perfect, since I first came to this country. My effort will be to employ a simple language which some readers may find rather idiomatic. I will avoid intellectual excesses, outlining only what I consider to be of interest. Besides my life recollections, I'll express some of my views on certain topics.

When you are 87 years old, and you attempt to write your autobiography, you run the risk of forgetting many details in the process. Your problem is, as Shakespeare said, "Old men forget." Even so, I will try to narrate the highlights of my life as best as I can; I'll touch upon my early years of grammar school and the Second World War, my high school and college years, and my American odyssey. However, I would say that throughout the years, my vocabulary has greatly increased and my pronunciation is nearly perfect, since I first came to this country. My effort will be to employ a simple language which some readers may find rather idiomatic. I will avoid intellectual excesses, outlining only what I consider to be of interest. Besides my life recollections, I'll express some of my views on certain topics.

I was born in Kiveri, Greece on February 3, 1932. I graduated from high school of Argos in 1951, and received an award from the Department of Education. The same year, I immigrated to the United States and settled in San Francisco, California. I studied at the City College of San Francisco, the University of San Francisco, and at the University of California at Berkeley. I lived in San Francisco with my family until 1992, when we moved to Granite Bay, California.