Despina Sourli, born in Germany of Greek origin, has always been interested in other languages and cultures. For this reason, she pursued her studies in Translation and after that in Conference Interpreting in Germersheim (University of Mainz). During her studies, she was lucky to spent two Erasmus semesters abroad – in Glasgow and Corfu -, and also to be a translation trainee at the European Parliament. While working already full-time in her profession, she pursued an additional degree in International Relations and European Studies. She speaks German, Greek, English, French and Spanish. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors and especially triathlon.