I have definitely met a couple people who are running from something, but I think I am in the running TO camp myself. This paragraph summed it pretty well for me:
“And a lot of them are simply running to the adventure they’ve wanted all their lives. They’re running to the places they always wanted to see, the cultures they always wanted to experience, the languages they always wanted to learn, the books they always wanted to write, the mountains they always wanted to climb, the caves they always wanted to explore, the cuisines they always wanted to cook…”