Six Months In: Thoughts and Reflections on Living as an Ex-Pat in Indonesia
When I came to Indonesia in the middle of January 2010, I came with a few preconceived notions:1. It was going to be hot;2. The food was going to be great; and3. The country had the largest Muslim...
View ArticleIndonesian Travel Journal: Happy Holidays!
Lebaran is this weekend which means I have successfully completed my first Ramadan in a Muslim country. I wasn't affected much. My area of the city has almost as many Christians as Muslims, so the...
View ArticleIndonesian Travel Journal: Oh, the Places I'll Go
Hi folks! I'm glad to see so many new Dagbloggers. I'm in the middle of an epic holiday but I'm planning on spending a good deal of time in October, catching up on my Dag reading. I've made it through...
View ArticleIndonesian Travel Journal: Watching the World Go By
I've always enjoyed taking pictures and since moving to Indonesia, I've transitioned from an old, manual 35mm to a pocket digital camera, which makes my hobby even easier. I've been very busy snapping...
View ArticleIndonesian Travel Journal: Poverty or the Highs and Lows of Instant...
I didn’t have internet service at my house this week. There was nothing wrong with the service. I paid the bill and magical signals were coming through the cables hanging high up above the street. I...
View ArticleIndonesian Travel Journal: Uh, volcanoes?
There are, currently, about 500 active volcanoes in the world. If that sounds like a lot, don’t worry. Only 50 of them are in the United States, and most of those are probably in Hawaii. A bit more...
View ArticleTwo Hundred Million a Day
You'd think for the kind of money President Obama is spending on travel in Right-Wing Fantasy Land, there would be at least one public event during his time in Indonesia. I mean, it's not like there...
View ArticleIs Indonesia Positioning Itself Snugly Between the United States and China?
ArtAppraiser asked for my thoughts on a New York Times article about the relationships Indonesia is forging with the United States and China. I have to admit I haven't been paying that much attention...
View ArticleIndonesian Travel Journal: Disappearing Acts and Reflections on a Year-Long...
Articleman keeps dropping hints that I should give a Southeast Asian expat perspective on what’s happening in Egypt. By dropping hints, I mean that he keeps emailing me and telling me to write a...
View ArticleIndonesian Travel Journal: Saying Good-Bye in a Hurry
Ten days ago, I said good-bye to Indonesia. My last few months there were a bit of a whirlwind, especially my last four weeks. I barely had time to say good-bye and that makes me very sad. My year in...
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