and it changed my life.

Some of the highlights from the trip was meeting Welyne, who is an Indigenous Malaysian (knows as Orang Asli- original people) lecturer. She had an immense amount of knowledge of her people and culture, and I learnt so much from having conversations with her. She had so many connections, which helped us experience the arts and culture of the Orang Asli. One example of this was a weaving workshop. Welyne even opened her home to us in Kuching, where we met the village mayor and a couple of her family members helped guide us on a trip in the Borneo jungle to find food. We also visited The University of Malay and learnt a lot about the Orang Asli by a team of amazing lecturers. I must say it wasn’t all learning either, we had a perfect amount of down time to go explore Malaysia on our own.

So, if anyone is considering going on a study tour with the Uni, I highly recommend it. It was filled with such great experiences, and it challenged me in the best way possible. There was endless amounts of support and it’s a trip that I will be forever grateful to have been on.