Growing up in Greece, Alexios attended the same summer camp in Thessaloniki every year. In 2011, when he was 17, he became a camp counsellor. “I was in charge of the activities like sports and swimming,” he says. It wasn’t long before he became best friends with Leandro, a fellow camp counsellor, the same age as him. Leandro says: “I was living in Bulgaria at the time, because of my father’s job, but I’d also grown up in Greece and gone to the camp every year. It had a private beach and a beautiful hill covered in pines. It was a great experience to return to.”
At camp, Alexios quickly noticed how popular Leandro was. “Everyone wanted to be his friend,” he says. “One day, I went to his tent to say hello. We ended up listening to music together and it all started from there.” The friendship clicked straight away and the pair soon became inseparable. “Other camp counsellors seemed more reserved, but Alexios was very honest and open,” says Leandro. “It was just so instant. It made it really easy to build a friendship.”
