Georgia Mystrioti

Ph. D. Candidate in Ancient Greek Literature

Started her journey in academia in 2007, while working and volunteering to put herself through school

A personal anabasis – It took me 7 years to earn my master’s degree

Due to the state of employment in Greece, I was supposed to feel lucky if I ever landed any kind of job. While working though, I managed to participate in four conferences as a speaker, which is not too shabby for someone who kept hearing that “Classics don’t pay.”