The Wallace Line: A Poem

Ochie Chandra is an artist and the School Director and Co-founder of Cinta Bahasa Indonesian Language School in Bali. In her 20s, she taught Advertising & Media at Bina Nusantara University in Jakarta and also worked as an advertising copywriter with major agencies in Indonesia. Ochie has completed extensive training and certification with BIPA, the Indonesian Ministry of Education’s Department. She has written poetry since she was young and published her poetry book A Tale of Crestfallen, which was launched at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2013. In the past, she has volunteered and worked as the Volunteer Coordinator, as well as served as the Book Launches moderator at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival and the Ubud Food Festival. Originally from West Sumatra, Ochie holds a degree in English Literature from Andalas University in Padang.

Ochie Chandra adalah seorang seniman, Direktur Sekolah, sekaligus salah satu Pendiri Cinta Bahasa Indonesian Language School di Bali. Pada usia 20-an, ia mengajar mata kuliah Periklanan & Media di Universitas Bina Nusantara, Jakarta, serta bekerja sebagai copywriter di beberapa agensi besar periklanan di Indonesia. Ochie telah menempuh berbagai pelatihan dan memperoleh sertifikasi BIPA dari Departemen Pendidikan Kementerian Pendidikan Indonesia. Sejak muda ia menulis puisi dan menerbitkan buku puisinya berjudul A Tale of Crestfallen, yang diluncurkan di Ubud Writers and Readers Festival pada 2013. Ia juga pernah menjadi relawan dan bekerja sebagai Koordinator Relawan, serta bertugas sebagai moderator peluncuran buku di Ubud Writers and Readers Festival dan Ubud Food Festival. Berasal dari Sumatra Barat, Ochie meraih gelar Sarjana Sastra Inggris dari Universitas Andalas, Padang.