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Travel with a purpose: Finding contentment in slow travel and a community in protecting coral reefs
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From April to June 2025, Ms Venny Lewis was on a scholarship programme at Coral Catch, an NGO in Indonesia that focuses on coral conservation. She is currently working there.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF VENNY LEWIS
- Venny Lewis quit her tech job in August 2024, seeking travel and purpose in South-east Asia after feeling unfulfilled in her career.
- She embraced slow travel, using buses and ferries, which led to self-reflection and a need for belonging and community abroad.
- In Gili Air, Ms Lewis joined Coral Catch, a coral conservation programme, finding purpose and community, and is now helping organise their conference.
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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.
