I don't remember getting introduced into the world, but then
again I don't think anyone does. I only know my life started on the 10th
of July 1999 in Gouda, Holland. Instead of my parents being blessed with just
me, they also had a second child. That was my twin brother Thom, who saw life
for the first time 2 minutes after me. Being a twin is really cool, and I
couldn’t imagine living as a single child. It is nice to know there is someone
for you when you need them, and having a twin makes that easier. Life in
general as young children was really good. We lived in a house on the
Veurselaan Street in Voorburg which was a friendly neighborhood.
School was good and I had lots of friends that I would play with
at their houses. All us neighbor kids always played out on the street with
everyone else and occasionally my dad, Thom and I would go out to the big grass
field in front of our house. Playing hockey on the field or playing with a ball
was quite a regular every day activity. Life was good there apart from the fact
that we would hardly ever see our dad because he worked from morning until
night. That was enough of a reason for my parents to decide we needed to change
our life. That was the start of a new beginning.
My parents found some land on the island of Bali in
Indonesia. They had been to Bali before
on their world trip, so they knew the island already. They bought the land and then
packed up our things in Holland. That was when we had to say goodbye to
everything we had there, including friends and family. So there we were, on a
plane, travelling to the other ends of the world. At such a young age I
couldn’t really understand what was going on and why we were leaving. I think
that made it easier to say goodbye and leave everything behind.
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| Thom, my grandma and I at the Holland Airport on the day we were leaving to Bali |
My brother and I started attending the Australian
International School in 2006. We had to learn a new language, English. It was
like being a baby again, having to learn all the words from scratch. Since we
were so young we actually learned the language quite quickly. Attending the AIS
Bali school is one of the best decisions my parents made in my perspective. Starting
school there has led me to meet 2 of my favourite people in the world; my 2
best friends. Also without AIS I wouldn’t have had these sporting opportunities
I have had and the ones that have yet to come.
Moving to Bali has definitely shaped who I am it has given me
the attitude I have and all my interests. Life in Bali is good and couldn’t be
any better. I have everything a teenage girl could ask for. Without that I
would not be the person I am today.
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