"I thought, 'Well, this doesn't look like a good idea.' But at the time, when things weren't good ideas, I did them anyway," Batchelor said."
"At first, I thought I must be in the wrong seat. Then I realized that they were trying to harm me," Batchelor recalled."
"These two older men took me to the back of the train, sat me on a bench and proceeded to stand guard over me for almost 12 hours."
"If I saw these two men today, I would thank them for doing what good humans do in moments like that take care and protect each other. And that's exactly what they did on that night train in 1980."
Elaine Batchelor graduated college in 1980 and backpacked across Europe alone. On a night train from Yugoslavia to Greece she found herself likely the only woman aboard and unable to speak the local language. Two young men forcefully pulled her toward the back of the train attempting to harm her. Two older men intervened, freed her from the attackers, sat her on a bench, and stood guard for almost 12 hours. They shared food and water and offered reassuring touches. She felt safe despite the language barrier and remains grateful for their protective kindness.
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