My odyssey began in Aachen, Germany, in 1998. Travel was a staple of my family’s life, driven largely by their professional paths across Europe. In 2000, our journey took us to Italy, where I spent eight formative years. By 2008, we had found our anchor in Greece, where my parents ventured into a family business, all the while continuing their remote engagements with various EU nations. Such rich and varied experiences from a tender age kindled my fascination with cultural exchanges.