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Maria Polychronis

Freelance Writer & International Development Consultant

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SUITCASE: Nicosia, the World’s Last Divided Capital

Maria Polychronis February 4, 2020

For SUITCASE Magazine, I wrote about the two sides of my divided home island and its capital – Nicosia, Cyprus – and how residents are bringing about peace, growth and harmony after years of protracted conflict. It means the world …

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Restless Magazine: Revisiting New York’s Sacred Spaces

Maria Polychronis October 16, 2019

After five years back in New York, I packed up my bags again…this time for San Francisco. Before I left, however, I wrote a little thing for Restless on my favorite places, the joy of small things, and why I …

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Restless Mag: The Problem with Brett Kavanaugh

Maria Polychronis September 18, 2019

Sometimes when the news makes me angry, the best thing for me to do is get a good rant down on paper. After new allegations surfaced about Justice Brett Kavanaugh, coinciding with his one year anniversary on the Supreme Court, …

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Restless Magazine: Women & the Global Refugee Crisis

Maria Polychronis August 13, 2019

I’m excited to be contributing to brand new Restless Magazine that launched just last month. For my first piece, I got to speak with some amazing women who work for refugee organizations in Texas, Dunkirk, Nairobi and Athens. Read the …

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Fed Reviews & Office Views: My Two Years on Wall Street

Maria Polychronis August 1, 2019

It’s been exactly two years since my first day on Wall Street, where I was plucked from the nonprofit world to support the Sanctions and Embargoes program of a large financial firm. On that first morning I was told that …

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Piece for Here Magazine: The Dorothy Parker Guide to NYC

Maria Polychronis March 15, 2019

In my latest for Here Magazine, I spent the day living like Dorothy Parker in New York, hanging out in all her favorite places and drinking (many) cocktails before noon. Read my Dorothy Parker guide to New York City here.

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Piece for Here Magazine: Winter in Lake Como

Maria Polychronis February 6, 2019

I went to Lake Como in the beginning of winter and wrote about it for Here Magazine. My photos and guide to off-season lake-side revelry can be found here.

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Reflections on 2018: the Year of the Multi-hyphen

Maria Polychronis December 21, 2018

2018 has gone on for an eternity. It was the year that I was happily pulled in all sort of different directions. It was also the year that creative pursuits officially became part of my definition of “work”, a term …

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Piece for Dame Traveler: Old World Meets New in Lisbon

Maria Polychronis July 27, 2018

Lisbon is made for vintage darlings, bookworms and old souls. I fell in love with their antiquarian shops and independent artisans and wrote about it for Dame Traveler. Read my guide for the best places to find rare books, antique …

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ROAM Magazine: How NYC Celebrates Pride

Maria Polychronis July 23, 2018

We danced and sang and hugged our neighbors in the most New York way possible. My photos and story on how we celebrated Pride are on ROAM today!

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