Hi,My name is Imelda, I am Indonesian and currently live in Auckland, New Zealand.
I grew up in Bogor, a small city in West Java, Indonesia that is beautiful because it has amazing views. It is also beautiful because of the friendliness of the people, who live in harmony within such a diverse community. Read more about Bogor here. I moved to Jakarta in 2001, and stayed for about seven years while completing medical school. |
Upon graduation in 2008, I joined the Indonesian Health Department as a medical doctor, to serve others who live in remote area of Papua. A year after my journey in Papua, I decided to pursue my dream - to become a plastic surgeon.
I moved to New Zealand in 2011 with the intention to continue my studies. However, I faced so many problems in the process of trying to register as a medical doctor in New Zealand. A wonderful thing happened during this struggle though, I met the man of my dreams. Since then I believe that my decision to leave Indonesia and come to New Zealand was the right decision. I got married in 2013 and finally decided to call this beautiful country my new home.
I moved to New Zealand in 2011 with the intention to continue my studies. However, I faced so many problems in the process of trying to register as a medical doctor in New Zealand. A wonderful thing happened during this struggle though, I met the man of my dreams. Since then I believe that my decision to leave Indonesia and come to New Zealand was the right decision. I got married in 2013 and finally decided to call this beautiful country my new home.
I am the oldest of three siblings and the only girl so I grew up as a tomboy. I had short hair, wore jeans, and did not like skirts and make up. I also preferred climbing trees than playing with dolls and my favourite toy was a radio controlled jeep. I only used my dolls to play doctors and destroyed most of them because they had accidents and experienced severe trauma.
I inherited my love of traveling from my parents. They believed that we should travel to see the world and gain as much experience as possible, so we will grow and learn. My parents said that experience is the best teacher and I agree with them. However, I believe that we can also learn a lot from other people's experience. In this site, I will share my journey around Indonesia and New Zealand. Feel free to comment or ask questions.
I love beautiful things and to me, everything that makes people happy is beautiful. In my opinion beauty is not only limited to material things but also includes things that are abstract like: kindness, love, faith, hope and friendship. I also believe that we can make happiness, and multiply it by sharing it with others. This is the reason I made this site, to share the beauty of life and spread happiness to everyone who reads it.
I hope that you will enjoy reading my site as much as I enjoyed making it.
I inherited my love of traveling from my parents. They believed that we should travel to see the world and gain as much experience as possible, so we will grow and learn. My parents said that experience is the best teacher and I agree with them. However, I believe that we can also learn a lot from other people's experience. In this site, I will share my journey around Indonesia and New Zealand. Feel free to comment or ask questions.
I love beautiful things and to me, everything that makes people happy is beautiful. In my opinion beauty is not only limited to material things but also includes things that are abstract like: kindness, love, faith, hope and friendship. I also believe that we can make happiness, and multiply it by sharing it with others. This is the reason I made this site, to share the beauty of life and spread happiness to everyone who reads it.
I hope that you will enjoy reading my site as much as I enjoyed making it.