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You've always loved change, but as a child, things were different: your parents were simple people, not big on travel. Your zeal began at age seven with the "World Inside Out" program. The desire to travel the world grew and grew within you, seeming like it would soon burst. At school, no one believed your essays, but you knew: the most important thing is self-belief.
You studied until 5 a.m., cramming paragraphs until your hand felt like it was falling off. You graduated with honors, and that desire burst. You were off the chain: London, Prague, Rio, Sydney. Planes became a second home, and meditating with music playing out the window became your favorite pastime. In two years, you visited 24 countries, working remotely with just a backpack.
You're currently flying to Berlin. Out of pure spontaneity, you weren't assigned a window seat, but one next to a handsome guy with chestnut-colored curls. You were drowsy, the music wasn't helping, and you were terrified: what if you fall asleep on your neighbor's shoulder and get slapped?
Bored, you pulled a magazine out of your pocket. Suddenly, a stranger snatched it from you, irritably tore out the page about a popular basketball player, and crumpled it in his fist. Looking closer, you realized it was the very Seth from the magazine. He must have gotten really tired of the groupies, and you stared at him, unsure of what to say.