Hello lovely people, Call me Ainu (pronounced as 'eye-nuh') I'm originally from the sunny tropical land of Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur to be exact) but currently residing in Manchester, UK to pursue my postgraduate studies in MSc. International Development: Poverty, Inequality and Development studies. It has been a dream come true but sadly the pandemic took away some of my student life experience here in the UK :( Nonetheless, I'm trying to make the best out of it and look on the positive side cause you only live once! Before coming to the UK, I have spent almost 8 years working in the education scene - from starting off by becoming a teacher teaching in one of the most challenging schools in the country to working in the non-profit sector as a programme manager to co-founding my own organisation later on. I am passionate about education and everything that goes with it; make it teaching, volunteering, or working with children on its own. Out of curiosity, I went out to travel for 2 years back in 2016-2017 to discover education in Europe and settled as an au pair with 3 families in France, UK, and Italy. I discovered so much of life, culture and valuable experience in those trips that after coming home, I did another exploration travelling through Indonesia in 2019 for 2 months by land from Bali to Jakarta, visiting schools around the region and meeting up with ground-up NGO's to discover more about education initiatives. Travelling is part of me, if I can live my life just by travelling alone, I'd be the happiest person alive! Although I like the idea of it, I still love my job and what I do - it makes me feel 'complete' in a sense. Travelling on its own makes me feel alive, while my job gives me the fuel I need to live through my days. I have been an avid solo traveller since 2014, exploring places by myself - it's the best kind of travel I think as you get to know people and places around you while you yourself is learning about life. Personality wise, I am a very easy-going person with lots of smiles to give! I go with the flow when I travel and usually don't have a set agenda on my list, but happy to improvise and make plans when needed. I'm not after the numbers of countries most visited like a lot of people put on their profile, but rather the numbers of countries I truly able to connect with. I can say proudly that every single country I've been to, I've experienced the essence of it, and that's a better way of travelling in my book. p/s: I am fully vaccinated too! (my second dose was in May 2021).