Written in 2017. I put on my board-shorts, ripped a coffee, and walked towards the Indian Ocean with 50,000 Rupiah in my pocket, the keys to my hostel dorm room, and nothing else. As I strolled towards the ocean, it felt like I was going to meet a high-school crush. The search for the perfect wave is a new journey for me, but I feel like in some ways this search has been in my blood since before I even tried surfing seven years ago, and on some level has even shaped the path