In 2020, the pandemic hit. I was just starting research for my thesis with the title of “The Impact of Import Determinants towards Wine Consumption Volume in The Netherlands (The Study for Indonesian Wine Export)”. As a result, there weren’t many flights from Jakarta, the capital city of which I’m from, to Bali, where I was supposedly be to conduct interviews and collect data for research purposes.
So, instead of going back and forth, I decided to stay in Bali most of the times for half a year and the outcome of the trip went beyond an undergraduate paper research.
I met so many people with different backgrounds and nationalities. This particular trip had taught me lessons I had never thought of receiving in a lifetime, both for my academia journey and personal growth.
Plus, the thesis defense was a huge success and resulted in a perfect mark on my final undergraduate semester in a business school!
with the CEO of Hatten Bali Winery, Mr. Ida Bagus Rai Budarsa or known as Gus Rai.
Somewhere in South Bali.
How I started most of my days before 7.30 in the morning.
View from the window seat on the airplane.
How I ended most of the days: self-reflection.
It was a cloudy afternoon and I thought the sunset won’t be visible.
Nature turned in our favor. Just when the sun had set, it broke through the clouds and resulted in ‘silver lining sunset’.
The most beautiful sunset I have witnessed so far.
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