I Was Sick Of Everything So I Decorated My Room To Feel Better

And I’d do it all over again.

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My story

I’ve been stuck in this little town for about 7 months now. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not like I’m a big city type of girl. In fact, I came from a really small village somewhere in West Borneo, Indonesia. I bet you won’t find it on a map, and no, we still don’t have internet down there.

There’s something about this town that made me depressed. Is it because of the 0 friends I have here? Or maybe because there’s no place to go other than to that one mall (which always packed even on Monday afternoon).

Then what’s the point of me staying here? I hear you asked.

The main reason is that I wanted to be closer to my family. By closer means, I don’t have to take a flight to see them. But I still have to take an overnight boat to reach my village. With my work which needs high-speed internet, it only makes sense to work in the town.

I knew this wouldn’t be a good idea to stay here longer than three months with no friends and no places to go. And the fact that my partner is a thousand miles away doesn’t help either. But this is my one time shot to be with my family before I travel abroad again when the pandemic is over.