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Meet my family! I am Faustina Gioconda Agnelli (28), and these are my children, Ilaria Fabrizia (10) and Beniamino Clemente (8). My former husband, Enzo Gavino Agnelli, left me and the kids just this year. He had decided that he wanted to be with someone else, that he didn't really love me. It didn't help that his girlfriend is pregnant with his baby. He'd told me right after Benny was born that he didn't want anymore children; I did. I'd been thinking about getting an annulment after that, but I didn't think I'd have enough grounds. So I waited. And when he just up and left me to be with his girlfriend and his new baby, I decided that it was time. We are in the middle of the annulment process, as well as the divorce process for legal things. Lara, Benny, and I--we are all faithful Catholics.

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This is my brother-in-law, Francesco Giampaolo Agnelli (35). He is studying to be a priest in the Eastern rite Catholic church. This means that he can get married, as long as he is married before he gets ordained.

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We all moved to LA from Italy after Benny was born because Enzo had gotten a better job there. Francesco was just along for the ride, not yet knowing what he was going to do with his life. When Enzo left, I decided that we needed to get away for awhile, and we decided going on a trip to Australia, where my mother-in-law lives, would be a fun thing to do to get out of the house. Everyone in Enzo's family was disappointed with the way he'd been acting. I hadn't found a job before we left, but I was in the process of finding one.

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I am anxious, worried, and very, very nervous about being on this island. I wish I could help, but I am afraid that I never learned any survival skills. Francesco is better than I am, though. He knows how to start a fire, cook over a fire, and pitch a tent using natural findings. Benny is in Cub Scouts and is learning. He can tie knots very well.

This message was edited 7/20/2011, 8:07 AM