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=My name is Massimiliano, but you can call me Max and this is my story:=

All right, my name is Massimiliano, but you can call me Max, it’s easier, mainly for the pronunciation. I was born in northern Italy, near Milan, some years ago, few years…many years…..ok, forty years! I had a lot of fun for the major part of my life, I became a teacher and then I started to work in a big insurance company, where I was a salesman at the beginning and a manager of human resources later. I travelled all around the world as many times as were possible, but my starving for new places and new cultures is still intact. Five years ago I started a treasure hunt….the treasure was my cousin that came here, in Western Australia many, this time for real, many years ago. First I tried to find her by writing a letter to all the people with my own surname in Perth, but trying this was foolish….when a woman got married she changes her family name….here as in Italy. The attempt wasn’t completely useless …..one of the people who received my letter was a woman, of course with my surname. She told me that she wants to help me.

After one year of tireless research someone suggested to her to broadcast an announcement over the radio and…..unbelievable!!! one of my cousin’s friends was driving listening that radio station !!! he picked up the phone and called Anna, that’s my cousin’s name, to tell her that a relatives was looking for her !!! she was so exited because after more than half a century she could have a contact with someone from her family. She has a wonderful family, two sons, two daughters, many nephews, some relatives from her husband ’ side, but from her part she lost contacts several years ago and the surprise to find someone that was looking for her was huge.

Meanwhile my contact with the woman that helped me so much started to become more close, than intimate and a beautiful friendship became love although from a long distance one each other. Her name is Patrizia and, of course, we have the same surname……in February 2004 I came here, visiting relatives and mainly meet Patrizia. We spent three unforgettable months together : we went in many places like Pinnacles or Busselton. I discovered the beauty of western Australia and the pleasure of passing time with her. When I went back to Italy I decided to sell everything and come to Australia to spend the rest of my life with her. I applied for the visa in February 2005 and now, after all these years we are close to realize our dream.

Last May I found a job as a sales rep in an Italian company that sell coffee supply and coffee machines. I drive a company van and I spend lot of time on the road. I like this way because I can see many different places, every suburbs , every corner of ….the metropolitan area. But I can sell staff everywhere so soon or late I will go far ….