Maria Beveridge (née Moura) was born in Lesvos in 1944, where she lived until she began her university studies in Athens as a philologist. In the 1960s, she migrated to Kitwe, Zambia, and recalls her journey vividly. There, she worked at a Barclays Bank and built friendships with both locals and foreigners. She married and moved to England for her husband’s master’s studies, then returned to Zambia for four years. Political unrest in Africa led her family to move to Canada in 1977, describing how they adjusted to life in North America. In 1993, she relocated to Hong Kong, where she had new cultural experiences and participated in a small Greek church housed in an apartment. After ten years, she returned to Canada in 2003.
[00:00:41]Her priest father
[00:03:13]Childhood in Lesvos and her family history
[00:08:06]Memories from WWII and the Civil War
[00:12:21]Studying at university and her life in Athens
[00:17:35]Migration to Zambia
[00:22:52]First impressions and Greek Church in Zambia
[00:25:37]The Greek Community of Zambia
[00:27:06] Workingat the bank
[00:30:12]Her friendships and the Greek entrepreneurs
[00:33:25]Her relations with the locals
[00:35:47]First trip in Europe and back in Greece
[00:37:12]Marrying and moving to England
[00:40:02]Returning to Zambia for four years until 1977
[00:42:29]Moving to Canada because of the turmoils in Africa
[00:45:45]The transition from Africa to Canada
[00:50:10] Herhusband’s job and their life in Sarnia
[00:51:48]Moving to Toronto and then Waterloo
[00:55:14]Relocating to Hong Kong for her husband’s job
[01:00:33]The Greek church in Hong Kong
[01:03:03]Relations with the Chinese
[01:03:55]Coming back to Canada in 2003 after 10 years
[01:06:11]Choosing a non-Greek for husband
[01:08:32]Difficulties in learning Greek to her children
[01:10:45]Visiting Greece every year
[01:12:12]Differences between Greeks in Australia and Canada
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