–By Kelly Fitzgerald– For me, the biggest source of culture shock in Indonesia is not the spicy food and rice with every meal. It is not suara adzan, the five-times daily call to prayer which rouses the faithful from their beds at the (un)godly hour of 4 a.m. It is not the staring and pointing…
By Taylor Saia and Amelia Murphy Deep in the jungles of Borneo, a man wearing a Volcom hat and an orangutan-emblazoned t-shirt leans back in his chair and says, “Describe Indonesia in two words.” His name is Erwin. As Lonely Planet Indonesia describes him, he’s “intelligent, well-read, and good company” – but he also holds an…
Pop the kickstarter out and give it a good go, the machine and my knee are both screaming ‘sakeeet!’ All the stares manifest like I’m putting on a show, sweaty back, hot sun, and now some pain in my feet. Impatiently I wait as she warms up her pipes. Onlookers look on, judge and jury…
