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Finding new experiences, pushing boundaries you didn’t feel were achievable, and enjoying the here and now – that’s what the Live Free Fund is all about.

After a sliding doors moment saw me stay in the UK instead of moving to Japan many years ago, I’d always wanted to visit to explore what might have been.

Physically unfit and with an appetite for chocolate and wine, running 100 miles in a month was never going to be easy but it’s part of an important journey.

It has, without a doubt, been one of the most challenging, brilliant, emotional and magical journeys I have ever embarked on.

I was fortunate enough to have the most magical five-day experience – leaving me with a renewed zest for life, inner peace and freedom.

For a long time, I’ve considered myself to be a homebird. Which is why my 2023 Live Free Fund trip was such a marker of personal growth.

Why, you might ask, am I spending lunchbreaks and weekends struggling to describe – in Spanish – how I look, what foods I like, and the activities shown in clipart images?

Have you ever had a moment where you feel like you’re watching yourself experiencing something, rather than experiencing it yourself?