“When I studied in Milan I would visit other places in Italy during the weekend. One day a friend and I decided to go to Cinque Terre, 5 beautiful little villages near the coast. To get from one village to the next you need to take a train. At the time we had very little money so we tried to travel as cheap as possible. We soon noticed that there was no ticket control between stops so we decided to take the risk and travel without a train ticket. Everything went well until our final stop. We tried to play the we-are-lost-tourist-who-dont-understand-the-system-card but they didn’t bought it. They were extremely mad and screamed at us and we both got a 100 euro fine. Now looking back my friend and I can laugh about it but right there we felt horrible. Whenever we take a trip somewhere together we kind of joke around if we should or should not buy a ticket but we both know that we will buy the ticket.”

“We have been colleagues for a few months.”
“Are you also friends?”
“I mean we enjoy buying toilet paper together. I’m not sure if we are friends yet but this could be our thing.”

“I have always found traveling by train way more romantic than any other transport. Right after my final exams I bought a InterRail ticket and I traveled through Europe by train. It was the best time of my life. When I returned back home I was so disappointed with the results of my finals exams that I decided to keep on traveling. I took the train to Spain and I stayed in Madrid for a few weeks. In Madrid I fell in love with Picasso’s work and I decided to keep on traveling through Spain to see more of his work. After that I started traveling outside of Europe. I once made a 36-hour train ride of which I sat on my backpack for 19 hours because the train was sold out. I could have easily booked a flight but when you travel by train it is more about the journey and when you fly it is just about the destination. ”

“We are in the middle of our final exams and we needed a break so we came to the city. We are from a small village and there is not much to do over there. We have been best friends for over 13 years and we see each other almost every day. After the summer we are going to study in different cities and we are both a little anxious about it. Two weeks ago we didn’t see each other for 3 days and we already missed each other so so much.”

“Both my biological parents are gay. They have never been a couple. They were really good friends who wanted to have a child so decided to have kids. I have 3 loving parents and honestly I only see advantages. It sometimes does worry me to see that homosexuals and lesbiennes are still being discriminated.
Four years ago my dad got beat up in the middle of the night when he came home from a party. He was found unconscious by a lady in the street. He was brought to the hospital by ambulance. Even though now he has no physical damage it did have a big impact on him. Still he says that he will never change who he is. I really admire him for doing so. He said that one day he wants to share his story with the world but right now he is not ready yet. So until then I’ll do it for him.”