White Horses

VILLA WARNA WARNI

“THESE KIDS NEEDED HELP AND AN EDUCATION, AND I OWE THAT TO MY PEOPLE”

Warni, a non-profit orphanage serving destitute and abandoned children on his island of Nias, Sumatra Utara, Indonesia. Joli’s brother, Anton, is operational manager and undisputedly one of the world’s best backside tube-riders. The Dachi family owned a losmen on the beachfront at Sorake Point for decades, and the boys grew up surfing the perfect waves in front of their home. Growing up surrounded by foreigners also led to the boys being inundated with novel ideas and remarkable language skills, while providing a unique manner of seeing the world

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