Munduk. As I first enter, I am weary. The windy mountain roads disappear into thick fog and at times I can barely see five metres ahead. I am literally driving through a cloud. I check into the homestay. A wise local lady springs from her lounge chair in confusion, huffing and puffing her way toward me before greeting me with a broken smile. Between her limited English and my terrible Indonesian, we somehow dance our way through a conversation and eventually come to an unders

I didn’t start travelling because it looked good online. I started because somewhere along the way, life split in two. I went from what felt like a solid, loving family into something completely different. Things happened that changed me. Physically and mentally. I didn’t really know how to carry it. I became quieter. More closed off. The version of me that used to be out there slowly disappeared. I walked away from things that once meant everything to me. Sport. Friendships.

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