He fought for Cyprus, he found peace in Australia

Andrew Georgis from the village of Agios Vasilios in Nicosia fought for his beloved homeland in two wars: the Battle of Tillyria in 1964 and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. While he survived, he lost his property, his home, and his past life. He sought a new beginning in the distant Antipodes. It is there that Andrew and his family fled, it is there he pursued Classical Studies at the University of Melbourne, and eventually became a teacher himself. After a brief return to his cherished Cyprus, now a transformed man, he decided to permanently move to the country that allowed him a second chance: Australia.