▁supported ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁and ▁transl ator . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁native ▁Alban ian , ▁he ▁spoke ▁many ▁languages ▁such ▁as ▁Greek , ▁English , ▁French , ▁Turkish , ▁and ▁Arab ic . ▁Having ▁been ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁N oli ▁went ▁abroad ▁to ▁Egypt ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Greek ▁schools ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁using ▁the ▁name ▁The oph an is ▁M av rom atis ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁esp ouse ▁Alban ian ▁national ▁sent iments . ▁Later ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁in ▁Egypt ian ▁the ater ▁N oli ▁emb rac ed ▁Alban ian ▁national ▁sent iments . ▁Through ▁his ▁contacts ▁with ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁exp atri ate ▁movement , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁ar dent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁his ▁country ' s ▁national ist ▁movement ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁He ▁first ▁worked ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁a ▁l umber ▁mill ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁operator ▁on ▁a ▁machine ▁which ▁stamp ed ▁labels ▁on ▁can s . ▁The ▁Young ▁Tur ks ▁( C UP ) ▁had ▁a ▁host ile ▁view ▁of ▁Alban ian ▁leaders ▁such ▁as ▁F an ▁N oli ▁who ▁were ▁doing ▁political ▁activities ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁outside ▁powers . ▁ ▁Hudson ▁Inc ident ▁ ▁In ▁Boston , ▁some ▁Alban ian ▁Christians ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁which ▁was ▁veh ement ly ▁opposed