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We select 4 conversations from Volume Five and Six. We admire their stories. We hope you too. In 4 cities, we showcase their inspiring stories and journeys for Musotrees readers. Take a look who they are.

1. Rene Johnke in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Originally from Aarhus in Denmark, Rene tells us about his dreams and goals for Changing Stories, the NGO he created to help public school students who are struggling with fundamental literacy and numeracy skills. Kathmandu has become his home, where he has found happiness, above all else.

"Changing Stories wants to create a charity that didn't sell guilt, but hope."

2. Maria Eloisa in Manila, Philippines.

Elo is a multidisciplinary teacher, a passionate and creative space creator in the heart of Metro Manila as well as a full-time loving leader, a wife and a mother. In a single building, she started Quriocity - a bookstore and communal space for families to nurture their art sense as well to showcase their works.

"Yes life is a matter of finding what you love to do, but also allowing your times, your chapters and seasons, your travels, your encounters with more and more people with more varied cultures to allow you to evolve, to flow, and constantly allow yourself to grow and be redefined."

3. Greta Kenyon in Auckland, New Zealand.

She tells us her story of creating Together Journal, an independent lifestyle magazine on weddings curated from the panoramic hilly parcel neighbourhood in Auckland. Musotrees visited her beautiful mid-century home to learn the ins and outs of making Together Journal.

"Together is a beautiful word and fitted so well with my goal of transcending all types of unions regardless of culture, race, location and gender."

4. Yuna Zarai in Los Angeles, USA.

A Star is Born is more than a film anecdote to some. To Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna Zarai, it's real life. After Yuna shifted her music career to Los Angeles, she began to receive international recognition for her inspiring musical journey from Malaysia to the United States.

"An unforgettable personal moment would have to be performing with Usher and having The Roots perform Crush with you. Crush was literally written on a lazy afternoon in my living room."

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