Archive for July 2011

Introducing: the Justin Bieber tribute band of Nusa Tenggara Barat

29 July 2011 § 0



You may not know that Justin Bieber is wildly popular in Indonesia; watch this video for a taste of how fabulously the Bieber fever has manifested in the archipelago. Considering that this song found its way into the soundtrack of my life at least once daily during my first ten months in Indonesia, it's fitting that a few of my students presented this masterpiece to me as a parting gift in May.

And this is exactly why I am going back in two weeks.

Post grant travels: Anak Penyu, Taman Nasional Meru Betiri

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Post grant travels: Pasar Burung, Yogyakarta

25 July 2011 § 1







This is the sort of incrongruous elegance that sparked my love affair with the aesthetics of Indonesia.