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The Time I’ve Spent with Jostein Gaarder’s Books (Part 1)

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Buku Dunia Sophie mengawali perjalananku dalam menyelami karya-karya Jostein yang lainnya. Sebelumnya, aku pernah membuat video review mengenai buku Dunia Sophie di YouTube-ku. Di tulisan kali ini, aku akan sedikit berbagi bagaimana Jostein merubah diriku menjadi seorang pembaca. Jujur saja, sebelum memulai membaca buku itu, aku belum pernah jadi orang yang meluangkan waktu untuk "membaca buku" di luar kewajiban belajar di sekolah. Rasa penasaran, sepemahaman karena ingin mempertanyakan hal yang sama "siapakah kamu?", "bagaimana dunia imajinasi bekerja?", "apakah secara natural, pemikiran kita setuju bahwa tuhan itu ada?", "jika makhluk hidup ada karena permainan lotre yang beruntung (adanya material organik, suhu, dan reaksi), bagaimana jika lotre atau kemungkinan itu tidak terjadi?" ... Dulu aku benar-benar  slow reader . Meskipun sekarang juga masih bisa dibilang  slow reader . ehehee .. Baca Dunia Sophie bisa sekitar 1 tahun, dan bu...

What do I want to do for a living?

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"Curious about what will happen after 6 months, 1 year, 5, 9, or 50 years" That's what I wrote in my graduation Instagram post. So, here I am, 10 months after finishing my Master's 😊 A lot has happened in the past six months since I started working in Lombok. I feel privileged to be diving regularly, enjoying beautiful scenery on the way to Kecinan (even though it was tough at first—it takes around 40 minutes), and finding a balance between research and diverse activities: working with corals, mangroves, going out with students, and more. I’m also lucky to have a comfortable place to stay, with hot showers waiting after a long day. I guess I’ve come to agree that the question “What do I want to do for a living?” can be a never-ending one—not just for young people. And yes, I’m still figuring it out too. I notice problems around me—whether they're related to my work or beyond it. Take waste and plastic, for example. They're still part of my daily life. I’m cur...