Posts Tagged ‘University Life’
Where Gentrification Comes For a Goddess
A shrine through the eyes of an unconventional devotee.
Read MoreA Passing Moment in Soi Song Phra
In a Bangkok alleyway, a transnational life suddenly comes into focus.
Read MoreHow Enrolling at a Jakarta University Changed My Life
Rawamangun has given Doni Ahmadi an education in every sense of the word.
Read MoreSleepless in Samyan
Refusing to let her life consist only of office work, Noppawan Tongsook strides out, after her shift, into the rainy Bangkok night.
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 MoreThe Best Hangout Spot in Serang
Muhammad Nanda Fauzan on the solidarity of the sidewalk.
Read MoreReading Anna Karenina in a Jakarta Photocopy Shop
Printing a college assignment ought to be a straightforward task. Right? Try doing it at Keong Mas.
Read MoreThe Kost of Freedom
Young people in Indonesia commonly think of living in a kost, or studio flat, as the essence of freedom. Vema Novitasari wonders: are they right?
Read MoreWhy I Walk With My Eyes Cast Down In Jatinangor
In my four years as a college student in Jatinangor, a small city just outside Bandung, West Java, I shied away from looking straight ahead of me when out and about. When walking, I assumed a hunched, bowed posture and I kept my eyes fixed on the ground, looking up just often enough to avoid crashing into anything. Not without cause, naturally…
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