Travel Experience: Solo Backpacking to Gili Trawangan Island

I have always wanted to travel somewhere but never had have the a courage to do it before, but after I finished my final project and two months internship, I felt feel like I should go somewhere; a little pause in my life. Everything is changing and I just feel like my life is moving way too fast. So, I decided to travel alone to a small island near Lombok called Gili Trawangan. Of course the thought of traveling alone in a very far distance very far from home scared me, but I thought it's now or never. So I gathered my courage and did it.
My trip to Gili Trawangan wasn't a short trip, not the usual path that everybody takes took, which is by plane to Lombok and then by boat afterwards, but by a series of a train, and a boat and a bus. I guess I chose choose the road less traveled because all of my friends thought think I was I'm insane to do that. Maybe they're right but I already made my decision.
I went from Pasar Senen, Jakarta to Malang. ThereIn there, I visited several Alun-alun (some kind of public park or a square) and ate eat bakso malang. Too bad I wasn't able to visit Ijen Crater there because I've heard that it's amazing but my next train that will take me to Banyuwangi will arrive in a couple of hours so I went back to the train station. (I understand this sentence, but the future verb tense sounds strange because this event happened in the past. You could say "I only had a few hours in Malang before my train to Banyuwangi left, so I didn't have time to visit the Ijen Crater")
It took 9 hours from Malang to Banyuwangi by train. I arrived in Banyuwangi around midnight, it was the last train for the day and the station was closing down, so I hurriedly quickly went to Ketapang Port to take a boat to Gilimanuk Port. I met two other backpackers on in the boat, but their destination was is Denpasar, Bali whereas my destination was is much more further than that. But still, it was nice to meet them. After I arrived in Gilimanuk, I took a bus that took will take me to Padang Bai to catch a boat to Lombok. It was a new experience to me and it wasn't a pleasant one, so I slept the whole time I was on in the boat.
I met another stranger on the boat, not a backpacker backpackers this time, but a business man on his way to Lombok. He offered to take me to Lembar Port, for which I was makes me really grateful, because honestly I was I'm not sure about how to reach Lembar from Bangsal. It was a 1.5 hour hours ride and Lombok is very hot. I knew know something was off with this stranger, but I guess I'm just too trusting. I arrived safely to Lembar Port, and really grateful for his kindness but the saying that nothing comes for free is right and I hope I never see him again.
At last, I arrived in Gili Trawangan, and I love it. The vibe and the ambience of the whole island is so laid back and peaceful, and yet so vibrant with youth.(to be continued)

Wow! What an adventure! I'm glad things worked out for you. It sounds like you are having a great time.