Migrants- Stypsi
| Family Name: | Vaxevanis |
| Name: | Mersina "Mersa" |
| Year of Birth: | 1939 |
| Father's Name: | Fotios (Tsipni, Asia Minor/Agia Paraskevi) |
| Mother's Name: | Marianthi Voulouda (Stypsi) |
| Siblings: | Vasilios, Elpida |
| Year of Arrival in Australia: | 1958 |
| Sponsor: | Apostolos Sapounas (my fiance at the time) |
| Married: | Apostolos Sapounas (Agia Paraskevi) |
| Children: | Angela, Chrysostomos |
| City of Residence: | Sydney, Australia |
| Livelihood: | Small Business- shops |
Above: With my father, Fotios, my sister, Elpida and our cousin, Alexandra Seretis ("Hatzidimitriou"). I am on the right.
Above Middle: With my mother, Marianthi, and sister, Elpida.
Above Right: My brother, Vasilios (left) during his National Service.
Above: With my friend, Aglaia (right).
Above Right: With my sister, Elpida, on my wedding day.
Above: My wedding day. With my husband, Apostolos, and on the left is my sister, Elpida and her husband, Georgios, and our koubaro, Dimitrios Andreou.
Above Right: On my honeymoon, with my husband, Apostolos.
Above: With my husband, Apostolos, and our daughter, Angela.
Above Right: Boarding the R.H.M.S. Patris with my husband, Apostolos; we are off to a holiday to Greece (1967).
Above: On the R.H.M.S. Patris (1967). After winning the costume competition, my son, Chrysostomos "Chris" addresses the crowd.
Above Right: With my husband, Apostolos, and our children, Angela and Chrysostomos.
Above: With my mother, Marianthi, and my sister, Elpida.