had met an Italian man and needless to say, we ha
fun and decided to keep our romance alive long
distance.
"I?ve always been a runner, I run from friends, family,
love...anything really. I?ve run to new cities and
changed addresses more times than I can count. I never
wanted to face my problems head on, I just like to run.
Most of my late teens and early 20s consisted of
unhealthy and verbal manipulative relationships of all
kinds ? friendships, love, and empty one night stands;
it became very hard to find good people in my life.
One day I was scrolling through Facebook and saw
that a recent friend had posted about a trip she was
taking and needed a travel buddy - This was it! just
what I needed.
We took off and I suddenly felt that I became the
person I really was?no one knew me, I was running
free.
After some ups and downs, some romance and
adventures in the 5 weeks, I began learning and
growing more with each day that passed until it was
the final few days. My friend and I skipped our last stop
in Dublin and went straight back to London for a
festival? and for some boys we had both met and
kindled a romance w