Those Who Wander Magazine January 2016 | Page 71

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