People of Pom Pom: Part Five

The next feature in on one of TRACC’s camp managers, Robin. Robin and I got to know each other when he completely hustled me in ping pong. I had beat a few people and ended up challenging him because I had never seen him play. He allowed me to talk some smack and then bet me a drink of beer for each point loss. He played the first three points like he had absolutely no idea what he was doing and all of a sudden turned into a pro, hitting me with spin serves and actually beating me multiple times with his non-dominant hand. Aside from that he’s a good dude.

Name: Robin

Home Country: Netherlands

Favorite 3 Places in the World: Amsterdam, Una Una Togian Islands, Pom Pom Island

Best Known for at TRACC: Being a clown and spotting the tiniest creatures in the water, basically an island idiot

How Did You End Up Here: I worked at a resort on Pom Pom right next door to TRACC. I met Flik, who runs TRACC’s social media currently. I moved to Australia after leaving here with Flik. When Flik got a job offer here she asked them to give me a job here as well. I’m basically a long-term plus one that turned out alright.

Worst Job Ever Done to Afford Travel: I worked as a night guard in a hostel in the center of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from midnight to 8am for 500 ringgit. I also worked in Indonesia at a dive store from 6am-2am diving four dives a day, serving food, cleaning up and setting up gear for 500 ringgit a month

What’s Next?: There’s no life after TRACC haha. I want to be some sort of operational director and get TRACC into 3 different countries within 5 years.