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Travel with a purpose: Finding contentment in slow travel and a community in protecting coral reefs
From April to June 2025, Ms Venny Lewis volunteered at Coral Catch, an NGO in Indonesia that focuses on coral conservation. She is currently working there. PHOTO: COURTESY OF VENNY LEWIS
SINGAPORE – Ms Venny Lewis, 27, quit her job in August 2024 to embark on a sabbatical that has landed her work in a different field in another country.
Her job of two years in a healthcare technology firm was her first since graduating with a degree in information systems from National University of Singapore. But she says she 'never felt passionate about the technology space' and wanted to travel for a while.
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