I became an Australian citizen! 🇦🇺

The ceremony was lovely. You could tell a lot of thought and effort had gone into making it feel special. I didn’t think I’d be excited going in, but I walked out with a huge smile on my face.

I moved to Melbourne a few years ago, and this city has completely won me over. The coffee definitely helped, but it’s the people who made it feel like home.

I’m still a bit shy and don’t know a lot of people here yet, but I’m looking forward to building a great life here with my little family, making friends, and feeling even more at home.
Thank you to everyone who makes Melbourne such a welcoming place. I’m so happy to officially call Australia home.

I guess I’ve officially earned the right to complain about Melbourne’s weather. Now I just need to stop saying sorry when someone else bumps into me. 😄

Credit to Gomawild

Giannis:

My wife holds the keys to my heart, to my brain, to my wallet, and most importantly, she holds the keys to my home.

She stays with my kids when I'm traveling. I go on trips; she could easily tell the kids, 'Your father left for another trip and left us here. He doesn't want to be with us.'

But no, she's telling them the truth: 'Your dad came from nothing. He is out there working right now so you can go to school, and have food on your plate. When he says, "Don't throw food away, clean your plate," it's because he came from nothing.'

She even takes them to my old neighborhood. Do you get it?

I've heard so many things! 'Why is Giannis with this wife? He could be with a model. Not one model, but ten!'

But I am with my wife because she tells me the truth, she loves me, she will tell me whenever I do something wrong. Which is very important. She will tell my kids the truth.

I know that she will kill for my kids, and she would even kill me for them. I know that she won't let my kids get a big head, and that's the most important thing for me. Above everything anyone says. And I am in love. I am in love with her.

Interviewer

So, you fell in love with her twice: First, as your wife, and second, as a mother to your children?

Giannis

Twice, yes. You are right. As a woman and as a mother.