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Ronatal Siahaan

Born 19th December 1991, Ronatal (Ron) is a graduate student at the University of Melbourne, known for his literary skills and his coffee addiction. His literary skills were developed through his various levels of creative writing study, which coincided with his coffee addiction.

Early Life Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, the only child of Luga Siahaan and Rohana Gultom. Siahaan moved around a lot, spending his childhood between Java Island and Sumatra. He honed his swimming skills in the waters of Lake Toba.

- Near-Death Experience in Lake Toba Siahaan was forced to augment his swimming skills at age 10 after underestimating the water's depth and plunging into the treacherous waters. No one was around to save Siahaan, leaving it entirely up to him to swim to the safe shallows. Following this, he resolved himself to learn how to swim (Siahaan's Grandfather will corroborate).

- Time in North Sumatra In his final years of elementary school, Siahaan resided in the province's capital with his Aunt, Meliana. Due to his childhood in the country, he spoke Indonesian with a strong Bataknese twang, which caused his fellow classmates to tease him, which is a typical experience of Bataknese people.

High School In 2004, Siahaan moved two hours from the capital city to Bogor, to reunite with his mother, who had been absent for nine years.