A minute with Kiriaki Papachristophorou, embroidery artist

Where do you live?
I am currently living in Nicosia with my partner

What did you have for breakfast?
A slice of bread with avocado spread and one egg

Describe your perfect day
All days are perfect (cliché ha?) No busy roads, no queues at the supermarket, free parking areas, happy people, this can be a perfect day!

Best book ever read?
Don’t have a specific book that I love. I like reading mostly Agatha Christie’s books

Best childhood memory?
Playing with my cousins in the summer at my grandparents’ house.

What is always in your fridge?
Milk

What music are you listening to in the car at the moment?
90s songs (pop music)

What’s your spirit animal?
Cat! They are so cute and make you feel so calm when they are around you.

What are you most proud of?
Embroidery is something that I’ve learnt on my own and I feel proud of that

What movie scene has really stayed with you?
Recently I’ve watched All The Light We Cannot See and the scene that stayed on my mind was when the father was protecting his blind daughter from the enemy! This shows the dedication and the love he had for her!

If you could pick anyone at all (alive or dead) to go out for the evening with, who would it be?
My grandpa! I would like to have a coffee with him and listen to all the interesting stories he used to tell me. Sing for me and see him smile again. He passed away in 2011

If you could time travel when/where would you go?
I would like to go back to my hometown, being a child again and be carefree.

What is your greatest fear?
Losing my loved ones

What would you say to your 18-year-old self?
Not be so serious and enjoy life more

Name the one thing that would stop you dating someone
Disrespect

If the world is ending in 24 hours what would you do?
Call my beloved ones (my family, my partner) and say how much I love them and I am so grateful that I met them and gave me so much love all these years