Six weeks into my internship at Alpine F1 , most operations came to a stop due to the Formula I Academy -mandated summer shutdown, which meant two weeks of vacation for almost every employee. The majority of my coworkers were prepared to return to lifestyles established outside the city since they had relatives nearby or other destinations to visit. As a new transplant to England, with family across the Atlantic Ocean and not many close friendships on this continent, my calendar was empty, and I was anxious about how to spend that time. Being at my house didn’t appeal to me since it was too quiet, so I decided to take myself on a trip — not because I felt bold or anything but because standing still felt worse than stepping outside my comfort zone.

In full honesty, I had always felt a

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