At primary school, I was always trying to fit in, but I stood out for a number of reasons, and was often teased. First, I was the only Greek kid in my mostly Anglo Australian class. Whenever my parents came to school, I was very embarrassed because they spoke Greek. And although my surname was Papathanasiou, I shortened it to ‘Pappas’ to make my life easier. Second, I was an only child, and back then, there weren't many only children around. Also, my parents were around 20 years older than other parents. And finally, for some reason . . .
At primary school, I was always trying to fit in, but I stood out for a number o…
