As promised, I present to you my recent update in Bali.

Seperti yang dijanjikan, gue persembahkan update terbaru gue di Bali.

The last time I came to Bali was in December 2019 — two months before Corona strikes Indonesia. To be honest with you all, I have never planned to study in Bali — as it never crosses my mind. When I was in Bali around December 2019, my Dad and I were joking around about having an art studio in Bali. We thought it was cool to build an art studio here.

Terakhir kali gue ke Bali itu di bulan Desember 2019 — dua bulan sebelum Corona menyerang Indonesia. Sejujurnya, gue tidak pernah berencana untuk kuliah di Bali — karena memang hal itu tidak pernah terlintas di benak gue. Ketika gue di Bali sekitar bulan Desember 2019 itu, gue dan bokap gue cuma asal bercanda saja tentang kalau gue misalnya punya studio seni di Bali. Kita berpikir kalau bangun studio seni di sini kayaknya enak.

I did some research about art school in Indonesia during my gap year. For years, I thought ISI, Institut Seni Indonesia, is only in Yogyakarta. I do not remember how come I find out *ISI Denpasar. My bad.

*Indonesian Institute of the Arts Denpasar abbreviated as ISI Denpasar is a college of art organized by the Ministry of National Education which is under and directly responsible to the Minister of National Education. (Source: Wikipedia)

Gue melakukan beberapa riset mengenai sekolah seni di Indonesia di saat gue gap year. Selama bertahun-tahun, gue pikir ISI, Institut Seni Indonesia, cuma ada di Yogyakarta. Gue juga tidak ingat bagaimana gue bisa menemukan ISI Denpasar. My bad.

I was amazed when I looked up ISI Denpasar on Google. The school is gorgeous, as it looks like a castle. I suddenly fell in love with the school and could not wait to get back to Bali.

Gue terkesima saat mencari ISI Denpasar di Google. Kampusnya sangat indah, karena terlihat seperti kastil. Gue tiba-tiba langsung jatuh cinta dengan kampusnya dan tidak sabar untuk kembali ke Bali.

I always felt like there was a calling for me to stay in Bali. I hope to be in a better mental state and get the best art study. I still can not believe that I am in Bali to study.

Gue selalu merasa seperti ada panggilan buat gue untuk tinggal di Bali. Gue berharap untuk berada dalam kondisi mental yang lebih baik dan mendapatkan studi seni terbaik. Gue masih tidak percaya bahwa Gue sekarang ada di Bali untuk belajar.

I think this is enough update. For now. See ya later!

Sepertinya ini update yang cukup. Untuk saat ini. Sampai jumpa lagi!

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