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My name is Ni Putu Sudarmini. They call me Ami. I was born in Sempidi, Bali on the 6th of February 1984. My father’s name is Nengah Rica. My mother’s name is Ketut Merti. I am the oldest child. I have two younger sisters. My first sister, Kadek Diah Suastini, was born in 1985, and four years later my other sister, Komang Sri Yuliastini, was born in 1989. Six months after I was born, my family moved to Kesiman, where my mother and father bought some land and a new house.

In 1990, I started primary school in Denpasar. After I finished primary school, I started junior high school. In 2002, I finished senior high school. In addition to regular classes, I also was learning Balinese dancing as an extra program from school. After high school, I began working at Warung Bendega in 2003 as a cook helper. For two and a half years, I worked at Bendega, and then I started working at the Mini-bar Seafood Restaurant in 2005. I worked as a bartenderess and later as a cashier. This is also where I started to learn to speak more English.

In 2006, I met Mike and Nee Lee while at my job. Mike asked me if I wanted to go to college. I was very surprised, and I thought maybe he was just kidding. He told me he was serious and that he would pay for it. This made me feel very happy and lucky. When I told my family, they were also surprised. They also thought this was very lucky for me. After work one day, Mike took me to LP3i Business College to pay my tuition for the first year. He also bought me a computer. I chose to do the computer accounting program. I did this for one year.

Mike returned with Nee Lee in 2007, and he also introduced me to his new friend, Scott. While they were in Bali, they came to visit my family in my village. I showed them my house and also the pigs we raise. Together we also visited the Ulun Danu Bratan Temple in Bedugul and shared dinner nearby. Mike has been very generous to me and my family. He was also understanding when I decided to switch to the business administration program after my first year of college. I am now half done with this program, which I like more than the computer accounting program and also will help me more with my future job.

Originally Posted: December 2008

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