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[QUOTE="CriostoirMacAodha, post: 86602, member: 13845"] About a year ago, while working in a shop, having failed to get a job in my qualified field, I picked up a travel magazine. Having been diagnosed with an illness at birth that meant I could not visit many of my desired locations, that often feature in these magazines, I found an article about Spain and ignored the rest of the magazine. It was all about the Camino. I had NEVER heard of this before, never seen the film. I instantly wanted to do it. I can not explain why I was so gripped, so instantly but I was. I decided there and then that I would walk a week or so In March 2012. I worked away for a company, that was clearly dying on it's feet with only two members of staff remaining. For over a year I worked extra days, longer days, longer months. I worked some weeks consecutively with no days off. All the while I was reading and researching. I bought maps and guide books. I finally realised that my dream was just that; a dream. With the shop in that state, I'd never get any time off work. After little over a year they finally made me redundant with a months notice. All off a sudden here I was with over £2000 pound of a redundancy package, and due to the "crisis", no employment on the horizon. But there was more to my story. [This paragraph is copied from my pilgrims introduction] I use to walk life's road with Christ. Somewhere, somehow, I wandered away from him. Too afraid to admit this to the people in my life, I continued with my weekly mass and worked up through the ranks of a Christian youth organisation, to become their leader. I never strayed from the teachings of the Church when I spoke to the youth. So here I was; No job, no employment and having a spiritual crisis. It suddenly hit me... Why not do the whole walk, never mind a week? I was apprehensive to say the least and I approached this forum. The people on here are unbelievable, and will never know how much their advice has been appreciated. I don't really know why I am walking the way, or what I expect to get from it; but I leave in six days for my first Camino. On that note, pray for me. Go raibh maith agat, do chara trid Criost. Is Mise Críostóir MacAodha [/QUOTE]
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