Loss, poverty, hunger – Tryfon Athanasiou experienced the painful consequences of occupation in Greece firsthand. When he turned eighteen and decided that his ambitions no longer “fit” in the homeland that raised him, he cast his gaze far beyond the horizon – to the uncharted Australia! From an electrician and cleaner to an accountant and teacher of the Greek language to dozens of Greek children in the community, Tryfon never stopped honouring his roots and heritage.