My name is Teddy Efthemeou and I’m currently based in San Diego, CA, working as a government contractor in public health research and surveillance. I’m half Greek from my father’s side and European mixed on my mother’s. My grandmother emigrated to the United States from Greece and maintains a strong Greek identity and orthodox faith. She married a Greek-American man from Boston, MA, and spent her entire adult life in Denver, CO, where I was born. Unfortunately, she was widowed when my father was 14 years old. My father did not continue to maintain strong Greek ties, and I would consider myself to have been raised in a typical suburban American fashion. My hope is to make up for lost ground and regain my family’s Greek identity through immersion in Greek culture, language, religion, and hopefully with the aid of this site: a Greek partner.