Maria Kostaki is a native Athenian. A journalist, author and avid traveller, she’s lived in neighbourhoods in every corner of the city. Contributing to This is Athens has led her to see Athens from a whole different perspective — that of a visitor. “It’s like being forced to see the most familiar places in a completely different light. I feel like I’ve discovered so many new things in this wonderful city of juxtapositions that I’m proud to call my home.”