‘What the…?’: The English Language and Teen Lingo Dynamics
Contributing writer Pramod Kanakath takes a closer look at the fascinating ways modern Indonesian teenagers—particularly those who are currently enrolled...
More Than a Café: How Pet-Friendly Cafés are Changing Indonesia’s Urban Lifestyle
On a sunny weekend morning in Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD City), the first customers arrive carrying more than just handbags...
Living with the Dragons: The Chronicle of the Komodo Village
Inside Komodo Village, humans and dragons continue an uneasy coexistence shaped by myth and survival. On a cruise trip around...
The (Indigenous) Science Behind Tempeh
Contributing writer Pramod Kanakath shares his experience witnessing first-hand the science behind tempeh as cooked, prepared, and demonstrated by the...
The Intercultural Love Route
Intercultural love in Indonesia did not appear suddenly but emerged gradually through centuries of trade, migration and cultural exchange. For...
When January Chimes, It’s Time for Expats to Reflect on How to Live
For expats in Indonesia, the month of January should become less about reinvention and more about realignment. It is an...
New Year’s Eve at Yogyakarta’s ‘Alun-Alun’: A Joy to Remember
Contributing writer and expatriate Pramod Kanakath reminisces about his experience celebrating New Year’s Eve in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for the first...
A Mentawai Lore
Contributing writer Pramod Kanakath chronicles his experience getting to know Mentawai culture (and wisdom) for the first time. I woke...
Climate Action with a Travel Twist
If every school and family, including expats and foreign travellers, embraced even one ‘actourism’ activity each year, Indonesia would not...
Raising Kids Abroad: Thriving in Indonesia’s International Schools
International schools in Indonesia don’t just prepare children for university—they prepare them for life. For expat parents, the advice is...
Beyond Borobudur in Magelang
A writer tells his first-person account about when he discovered a different side of Magelang: the home of the world...
Bali’s Green Paradise
Every early morning, Made walks out into the shallow waters around the island of Nusa Lembongan in Bali. He pushes...
AI and the Future of Values Education
Values education has a rich and evolving history that spans across cultures and epochs. Rooted in the ancient teachings of...
Coastal West Java
From the tip of the Ujung Genteng beach up to the Pelabuhan Ratu Bay in the west, the road winds...
Indo-Indian Food Connections
Language is the essence of culture. This saying has been around us from time immemorial. Ever since the birth of...
Ask AI, Relax?
In an increasingly diversifying world of the metaverse, AI is the newest avatar. Though it has been around us for...
Verbs and Tenses Matter
Most of us, in our childhood, watched the moon and thought it was a piece of white blob tossed on...
Bays and Balinese air in Sumatra
Southern Sumatra’s forked pieces of land punctuate slender and turquoise bays that face almost all directions. Driving up from the...
Learning through the Pandemic
Ever since classrooms shifted to computers and smartphones, our attitude to work and study has been showing consistent variations. Admit...
It’s Green in the Villages
Cutaway in the village of Ciapus on the rice fields outskirts of Bogor, a young man prepares for his routine...
Where and What in the Archipelago Islands of Indonesia
Minutes before landing at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, you will most likely get glimpses of tiny islands with...