L'home de la casa també era cantant d'òpera, per la qual cosa volia aprofundir en els seus coneixements musicals, mentre que la dona es va traslladar amb l'objectiu de millorar els seus coneixements d'arts visuals, concretament d'iconografia bizantina.
Being an opera singer, the man of the house wanted to deepen his musical knowledge, while his wife went looking to improve her knowledge of visual arts, specifically of Byzantine iconography. We went there to study, but we began going to church and there the priest, who was Orthodox, began asking me for help with the liturgy, and after a long time he asked me if I was interested in getting ordained.