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The Absolute Worst Thing About Indonesia
I was cleaning my room the other day and in the process, I moved the armoir and found this disturbing ecosystem thriving with a cicak, or gecko, as its guardian. I half expected faires and smurfs to...
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Cultural Observations, #1: Body Pillows
My ibu’s bed and her body pillow camouflaged against her dizzying sheets. Some days ago I was in the best sleeping position ever nestled in between pillows and a blanket. The spot was so sweet I...
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I Am a Boat, My Life is the Sea (Of Anchors & Other Sentimental Ramblings)
It started somewhere between reading Life of Pi and my in-depth explanation of the line ‘Life is but a dream’ to a classroom full of Indonesians singing “Row Your Boat.” Two events sketched an image in...
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Love in the Time of Peace Corps
Ah, the juicy stuff. I bet most prospective Peace Corps Volunteers would be curious to read about this. Or, maybe not, considering that most PCVs end up isolated in some small village in some foreign...
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Suasana Hati II
Last supper at Chipotle in DC – April 2012. It’s funny to think back on April 2012. Then, I walked into a D.C. hotel conference room full of aspiring PCVs, their adventurous spirits alight with...
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