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I was born in Hobart in the state of Tasmania, Australia, as were both my children, and have lived in Tasmania all my life. I first visited Indonesia in February 2012 to meet the AYAD and NGO friends and workmates of my daughter Linda McRae after she died very suddenly in Bali International Hospital from a brain tumor. I returned with my son and my sister for a ceremony in Linda's memory, followed by the spreading of her ashes at Moramo waterfall near Kendari, Sulawesi Tenggara.

The next time I returned was to help Linda's NGO, LePMIL, finish her project, a movie intended to educate villagers on the need to not sell their land to mining companies as the short term prosperity would only bring long term hardship. We went to the village of Linomoyo where the movie, "Rawa Kehidupan", was filmed. Linda had excellent Bahasa Indonesia and made a huge impression on the villagers in just a few days. I met the community leader, Pak Taufiq, who said "Learn Indonesian and come back and talk with us".


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