Wading through the mud in Kalamaria, little Konstantinos Paximadas never expected that life would take him from the poor neighbourhoods of the “Nymph of Thermaikos” to the lush avenues of Melbourne. As a member of a seven-member family, the Thessalonian may not have excelled in his studies, but he learned early on what hard work and toil meant. He held many jobs as a young man but settled in the role of a salesman. He lived life to the fullest. When Kostas realised that he could build the future he had always dreamed of elsewhere, he didn’t hesitate for a moment. He emigrated to the Fifth Continent…