By

Eddy Ashioya

Contributor

Nation Media Group

In Bhutan, South Asia, she could have become a monk. In Australia, where she was born, she realised that nothing would happen unless she made it happen herself. In Latin America, she learned Spanish so she could work in a non-English-speaking country. She lives her life as if she were answering a survey about it; if someone asked, “Where next, Nikki?” her answer might be, “Spin the globe. Pick a spot.”