Issy Grbin

Finance/Outreach

Asian Studies (Majoring in Asia Pacific Security & Minoring in Indonesian) & BusinessĀ  (minoring in International Business)

5th year

What language/s can you speak? Or what language/s would you love to learn?

I just finished my minor in Bahasa Indonesia and speak French. I would love to continue my Indonesian skills in country and I am particularly interested in translation. I am interested in Australia's relationship with Indonesia and would love to work for the Australian - Indonesia Business Council or AUSTrade.

What made you interested in Asia and the Pacific regions? Where would you ideally travel?

I would love to go back to China - I have always wanted to visit Harbin. My dream travel trip would be to rail from St Petersburg to Beijing through Mongolia and China.

What issue in Asia or the Pacific regions are you most passionate about/intrigued by?

The decline of democracy in South-East Asia.

Do you have any favourite books/movies from Asia or the Pacific regions? Why would you recommend it?

One of my favorite pieces of discourse from Asia and the Pacific is a Poem from Marshall Island activist, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner called "Dear Matafele Peinem". It was presented to the UN climate Summit in 2014 written to her daughter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJuRjy9k7GA

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