NEW FAMILY (again)

Another twists and turns. My second week in Labuangkalo was marked by my moving into another hostfamily. I moved out from Pak Wahyu’s house to Pak Haj...

Wedding

I only have one experience of going into a wedding in a culture that is foreign to me. It was in 2005, i attended an American wedding at Las Vegas...

TYPICAL DAY OF LABUANGTOWN-ERS

I am just telling you that I start to understand what Anies Baswedan said about “knowing how it feels as regular local people”. It is started right a...

NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY?

As 25th of November came, the national office of the Indonesia Mengajar ask all pengajar muda to tell stories of how the supposedly-monumental day for...

Vulnerable Labuangkalo

The glimps of Labuangkalo seem to be ok. Everyhouse has a tv. Food are applenty. Cellphones are everywhere. The only shortage is sustainable water, bu...

NOSTALGIA (Lain-Lain)

“Kemanapun kelak kamu pergi, akan kau temukan suatu tempat yang namanya rumah—” kata Ayah sembari mengelus dan menyandarkan kepala saya di pundaknya,...