Наш дотик - Our Touch

Where do I start?

I travel a lot, meet new people, discover amazing places and live a full life; something that I have wanted to do since I was a child.

I didn't know my short holiday/travel plan would take such a swift turn for the better.

So after a few stressful weeks of work and wanting to escape into the rest of the world for a while, I booked my flights; no return, just a single to my first airport.

I got on a plane from England, with my destination being Bulgaria; but I had a few stops on the way (Stopping at another airport saved me almost £200!)

I was flying to Sofia, Bulgaria and would then be getting a coach to Sunny Beach; but I had a stop in Rome, Italy first.

Rome is amazing. There are no words to describe how amazing I felt, it was one of the countries I had always wanted to go to but never had the opportunity; being there made me ecstatic and gave me a peace I'd never had before.

The coffee? Fantastic! The views? Beautiful! The streets? Breathtaking...

Breathtaking doesn't even describe how it felt to be there.

After spending 8 hours in Italy, I made my way to the Ciampino Airport and got myself prepared for another plane ride.

I smoke, it is a bad habit and I have actually not smoked in the past week which is a big achievement for me! This is the only thing smoking has ever given me. I went into the smoking area, and lit my cigarette; expecting to do my usual routine which is smoke > grab a coffee > plane ride.

I was wrong. Very wrong.

While I was smoking, a BEAUTIFUL woman came into the smoking room, she was weathered; she had beaming blue eyes and gave me a cute smile when she walked in.

I couldn't find my pack of cigarettes, so she offered Ukrainian cigarettes, which were a purple menthol packet; so, so, so tasty.

At first I refused and mentioned that I think my cigarettes are at the bottom of my bag; at that point she took a few steps closer and looked directly into my eyes.

"Look, take a cigarette; I have plenty and it's nice to be nice" ~ while smiling at me; I couldn't help but look in her eyes and felt a smile stretch across my face.

I thanked her, then awkwardly took a few steps back and started to panic; I had never froze when trying to speak to a woman, ever! I didn't understand... But I needed to know.

"Hey, where have you been? You look like you travel a lot" ~ Myself

"I've been to all these different countries, you?" ~ M

"It's my first time travelling in a while, I'm kind of nervous about going out of the EU, I'm not used to that yet. I do learn languages fast though so will become familiar quickly" ~ Myself

From this point, we started to talk, talk and talk.

She was Ukrainian! Spoke fluent English with really good pronunciation and seriously impressed me.

I showed her pictures of my hometown, as well as some of the places I had traveled and got to know her a little better; little did I know we'd end up sitting next to each other and talking the whole plane ride!

I make music. This was something she was intrigued by and asked to listen to some; I showed her videos of me singing, and introduced her to a few artists such as "Novo Amor - Anchor" (which is now OUR song) and she smiled the whole way.

She gave me some soft Ukrainian sweets - my favorite being the cherry ones!

When we landed in Sofia, she mentioned that she would sleep in the airport until the morning; and make her way to her destination.

The airport told her that she was unable to sleep there as they weren't letting people. I offered to pay for her in a taxi, the plan was for her to go to a hostel and me to go to my hotel; which were not far away from each other.

We got into Sofia City Center, and walked around; for hours.

We landed in Sofia at midnight, we spent until 6AM together; singing, dancing and walking around.

I told her I also did photography, and she offered to let me take pictures for social media; she honestly has a golden heart.

We have a thing now, where if we find crossroads; she HAS to stand in the middle and begs me to take a picture. It's a memory of our first day together :)

She loved this corner, I don't know why; and I dare not to ask her because she gets angry anytime I question why she loved a corner so much aha.

Then, we exchanged WhatsApp numbers, and I walked her to the hostel she was staying at; and she texted me every 5 minutes to ask if I was in the hotel safe; once more proof she is a caring soul.

Мій польовий квітка

You are wondering what happened after, if we kept in contact?

Yes, we kept in contact.

A week later; she stayed at a hotel in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria with me for 3 days. We quickly gained strong feelings for each other and were intimate (not sexually) in the start of building a relationship.

She explained to me that she values something greatly, the feeling of touch.

That "touch" was the true way 2 souls connect, in tracing each others fingertips; palms, arms and more. It felt different

I'm so used to British Girls being sexually forward and they value sex as a key component in a relationship (at least the ones I have dated).

That never made sense to me, but touch did.

Наш дотик - Our Touch

I visit her for a week every month in Poland which is where she lives and works.

We are stronger than ever and talk every morning, day and night; always listen to our songs at the same time and I have actually learnt a good amount of Ukrainian & Polish.

She is supportive, she is strong, she is creative & determined. - She knows exactly what she wants and is not held back when it comes to expressing her feelings and emotions; if I do wrong, she will tell me and if she is proud or happy, she will tell me.

We call the start of our relationship "The Movie Moment" -~- Because that is exactly what it was; it didn't seem real, but we are glad it was.

Thanks for reading. If you want updates & more stories, please let me know :)