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2013

The day when my father passed away, I have torn apart; mainly because all of his possession in this world means nothing anymore as he went to the grave without bringing anything. I was in the middle of dealing with his inheritance and then it hit me.

“I don’t want to spend the rest of my life working hard for money and then died without having any life experiences.”

I decided it was time for me to fulfil my life with experiences and memories that will last til the end of my days. I started to write travel bucket list and finally moved to Bali where my travel life started. I found out that the world is larger than I thought it would be. I have been touched with many wonderful souls that taught me about the life meaning.

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2014

Started my first-time long term travelling throughout Southeast Asia where I began to comprehend the world of backpacking, the solo travel survival kit, met strangers through Couchsurfing (and became friends for life!). And most of all I met so many the people around the globe who has the same kind of dream as I do. I learned many things from the long journey, especially about myself.

Therefore, I kept a blog by the name ‘Jejak Marina’ as the memories, stories and photographs that will last forever in the digital world.

2016

I won a scholarship from Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan (Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education) to continue my study into Master of Arts at University of Leeds, United Kingdom. I have spent almost 16 months abroad juggled in studying, travelling and working part-time as a graphic designer. Even though 2016 was a harsh time, I graduated wonderfully last December 2016 and ready to serve the county to make a better world.