Elevating Our CultureDonny SyofyanDecember 29, 2020July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanDecember 29, 2020July 9, 20210936The coming 2021 remains to be a great challenge following Indonesia’s fight against COVID-19 of flattening the curve of new...
A Sense of Belonging for Cross-Cultural KidsIndonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020November 10, 202102251“Sometimes, my children complain about how a mixed marriage child, who seems to be living a lovely life to a...
10 Things Not To Do When You TravelIndonesia ExpatJune 26, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 26, 2020July 9, 202102709Everyone wants to have a good time when traveling, be it for business or pleasure. Sometimes it gets so exciting...
Relive the Spirit of Isen Mulang Done VirtuallyIndonesia ExpatJune 23, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 23, 2020November 10, 202104077Vast, deep jungles and being home to the orangutan and the Dayak tribe are usually illustrated when someone mentions Kalimantan...
An Expat’s (Atypical) Indonesian Love StoryIndonesia ExpatMay 18, 2020January 27, 2024 by Indonesia ExpatMay 18, 2020January 27, 202402378She fascinated me. She pulled me closer irresistibly no matter how much I tried to pull away. She stimulated my...
Life in a Boma – TanzaniaStephanie BrookesMarch 11, 2020January 27, 2024 by Stephanie BrookesMarch 11, 2020January 27, 202404852When you get curious about other cultures, what are the best ways to explore them? Some of us book a...
Nyepi – What the World Could LearnSeven Stones IndonesiaMarch 11, 2020January 27, 2024 by Seven Stones IndonesiaMarch 11, 2020January 27, 202403799If you’re a regular visitor to Bali, you’ll know things work a little differently from the rest of Indonesia and...
Living in a LimasanIndonesia ExpatFebruary 26, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 26, 2020November 10, 202103616When we choose to decamp to a new country, determining where to live is one of the biggest challenges. Serviced...
Fifty Shades of GreenIndonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2019November 10, 202101508THERE MAY BE CLEANER STREETS IN THE HILL TOWN OF MALANG THAN THIS EAST JAVA NOOK, THOUGH THEY’D BE HARD...
Java SpiritsDaniel PopeAugust 1, 2019 by Daniel PopeAugust 1, 201902265In Indonesia’s colonial period, alcohol was nothing new. When Raffles invited the local Muslim officials to drink wine with him,...
President Jokowi Talks about Foreign Culture InfiltrationIndonesia ExpatMarch 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 6, 2019March 6, 201901461President Jokowi calls for people of Indonesia to appreciate their own culture, before fearing infiltration of foreign culture. Recently during...
Take a Journey To Thailand to try Halal Thai FoodIndonesia ExpatJuly 12, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 12, 201801021Think you know Thailand? Although the majority of the population are Buddhists, there is roughly four percent of the population...
Take a Street Food Tour in Mombasa, KenyaIndonesia ExpatJuly 9, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 9, 201801950Food and travel vlogger Mark Wiens recently traveled to Mombasa, and was able to meet up with Farhana Oberson who...
Is it Nice Being a Bule in Indonesia?Indonesia ExpatMay 29, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMay 29, 201801688More often than not, the humour from Stevenson’s comedy sketches can be found in our day-to-day experiences as a foreigner...
The Role of Contemporary Art Museums in Indonesian SocietyCaranissa DjatmikoNovember 20, 2017 by Caranissa DjatmikoNovember 20, 201702594With the recent opening of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Jakarta, its Director Aaron Seeto reflects on...
When Indonesia and Japan Take Centre StageCaranissa DjatmikoOctober 9, 2017October 9, 2017 by Caranissa DjatmikoOctober 9, 2017October 9, 201701017Indonesia and Japan are solidifying their bilateral relationship by co-producing a theatre show, directed by Japanese theatre maestro Tadashi Suzuki....
Kampung Pulo – Cangkuang: A temple and a tombPramod KanakathAugust 2, 2017April 10, 2023 by Pramod KanakathAugust 2, 2017April 10, 202302246Floating bamboo rafts on a placid lake are ready to take you to the island of Kampung Pulo from Cangkuang...
Sailing Indonesia’s Heritage with Rofinus MonteiroGrace SusetyoJuly 20, 2017 by Grace SusetyoJuly 20, 201701489Centuries before electronic charts and 10,000 horsepower engines existed, ancient Indonesians have voyaged as far as Africa on the wind...
Weaving Hope: Threads of LifeGrace SusetyoJune 5, 2017 by Grace SusetyoJune 5, 201702482In the bold Sumbanese cloth, I could almost see pairs of horses fighting and giant birds greeting each other, as...
Indonesia Through the Eyes of Rio HelmiGrace SusetyoMay 24, 2017May 26, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMay 24, 2017May 26, 201701619Best known for his large format photo books Memories of the Sacred (2011) and River of Gems (1991, with Lorne...
Indonesia’s old manuscripts are waiting to be decipheredIndonesia ExpatMay 10, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 10, 2017November 11, 202103678Mehamat Boru Karo Sekalu, a lady working in North Sumatra Museum reads an ancient book written in Batak letters, eloquently....