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I never wanted to leave home when I was growing up. Going to some foreign country where the people were different, the food was strange and the culture was a million miles away from my own, quite frankly scared the crap out of me. But for some reason when a last minute opportunity came up for me to travel to China, I jumped on board, and though I didn’t enjoy it at the time (quite possibly because I had made my first trip out of Australia to a country that was culturally as different as you could get), the extent of what I had seen, heard and learnt really hit me once I’d had time to reflect. I didn’t travel much for the next few years, but the memories of that trip lay waiting in the back of my mind for the right opportunity.

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That opportunity was the end of a relationship which left me questioning everything about myself – especially why I seemed to give so much of myself away and not get anything back. I vowed to never let this happen again and found a way to make sure I got everything I needed in my new relationship. My new love knew exactly how to entice me and keep me interested. It made me work hard, put in long hours and try things I never would have considered. My new love spoke many languages and showed me many different cultures. It was always exciting; there were some tough times too. But there were so many adventures. My new love was travel and it’s a love affair I hope will never end.