Andro Garcia Economides

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

Family is everything to me, so I wanted to mark myself with the parents that raised me. I’m a big believer of you being a product of the home you came from. I put half of Marcus Aurelius’ Face and the other half is the eye of my mother because both of them together made the man I am today. Growing up studying Marcus, my father shares the same values and beliefs as him. I’m very grateful to have them in my life. It’s a shame when others can’t say the same, but everyo

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My ink would represent different stages in my life. From my greatest achievements, to my greatest downfalls. I believe every experience is a learning experience. My ink would say even when I’ve been knocked down multiple times, I’ve always found a way to get up. And I find tattoos being motivational in a way that I can express who I am with them. It’s an art. Everyone has their story, but at the end of the day, it’s what you make of it. We must make the best of life. We a

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would help my parents get out of their debt and help them with their financial struggles. To some people, 25k may not be a lot, but to us it is. At the end of the day, I can never repay my parents for what they’ve done. But I am trying my very hardest to do my very best to support them in any way possible. Recently finding out they were both diagnosed with cancer, we are trying our best to cure it and beat it before it gets worse. But we are positive and optimistic.