Indonesia
How Enrolling at a Jakarta University Changed My Life
Rawamangun has given Doni Ahmadi an education in every sense of the word.
Read MoreThe Best Light Show Of All
Finding the sublime amid the selfie-takers.
Read MoreIn the City of Coffee Shops
Fatih Muftih orders half a cup of coffee and sits around for hours. He was surprised but pleased to be told he’s a valued customer.
Read MoreFor Me, Yearning Has a Taste, and It’s Oily, Spicy, and Delicious
Tanjung Riau on the Sumatran coast has seen enormous changes in the last 30 years, but one thing that has stayed the same is Mak Ngah’s nasi lemak.
Read MoreDon’t Get Tricked on Lake Kerinci
On a fishing trip, Beri Hanna gauges the persistence of Kerinci’s myths, magic, and wildness.
Read MoreIn Maluku I Feared, Then Faced the Sea
After a lifetime of avoiding the ocean, Amy Djafar walks at dawn to the water’s edge and paddles out.
Read MoreFor Whom the Nasi Goreng Cart Tok-Toks
How to Sell a Sack of Chillies in West Sumatra
Deddy Arsya experiences the thrill of commerce in a vegetable market in Bukittinggi.
Read MoreThe Roar of the Ocean Can’t Compete With a Madurese Village
Royyan Julian, exhausted from his university work and participation in cultural activities, desperately needs a little tranquility. His hometown has other ideas.
Read MoreOn the Kahayan River of Kalimantan
Rio Heykhal Belvage arrived at a Dayak village with one large rucksack, lots of empty notebooks, and a questioning mind.
Read MoreWhen I’m Restless at One A.M., This is the Place I Go
The food at a burjo resto is easy enough to cook up. What draws Muhammad Nanda Fauzan is conversation and comedy.
Read MoreFalling Asleep in a Hospital Bed is Tougher-Still if You’re a Migrant
For Wilda Hikmalia, one place in Jakarta was terrifying above all others. Then mysterious symptoms got her admitted there.
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