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Read more: Life in Sweden, Fifteen Months OnThis post is a part of the writing project called Stories from the West that I started with Christa. We’re both currently living on the west coasts (Christa in the US, me in Sweden), hence the name of the project. We want to share our experiences living as immigrants, and every month we’ll write a post each with…
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What’s Left of Rome
Bits of these, and a piece of heart.
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My 10 Favorite Places in Batu Hijau
When I tell people that I come from Sumbawa, they always tell me that they imagine I live in a densely wooded area. I also get jokes like “Jadi kayak Laskar Pelangi?” or “Beta sonde pernah terlambat lagi,” the latter coming from the Aqua ads. After some time, I stop explaining to them and just…
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Visiting Iti
It’s been a month since Iti began her training for Indonesia Mengajar. Before she left, we promised to visit. After several delays, last weekend we made it, bringing her things she would need (and want) during the quarantine and the year ahead when she will be teaching in Rote Ndao. We met her and decided…
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A Little Something That We Miss…
…because we’re too busy living the city life.
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Divie’s First Concert
My sister Divie has a true love for music. We began taking piano lesson since early age, but along the way I got bored and stopped, and she continued to learn on her own when we moved to Sumbawa. Later when she moved to Bandung, she began taking another piano lesson, and then, violin lesson.…
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So Long
There are so many things I wanna ask. To you, to myself, to God. But as people say, some things are better left unsaid. So this is for the questions that remain unanswered, for the things that left unexplained, for the words that left unspoken, for the love that is wasted, and for you. Good…
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A Slip From Memory
There are things in life that are meant to be unfinished, and then, forgotten. Like the writings that keep being saved as drafts and have never been published, or the letters that are tucked safely in the deepest corner of my drawer and are never meant to be posted, or Stuart’s portrait of George Washington.…
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GrIStuF Flashback
It’s been 9 months since GrIStuF, and out of the blue I miss everything. The festival, the people, the party, the balloons, and the madness. Oh, I guess it’s about time.
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An Inkling In An Early Morning
I shouldn’t have believed you when you said nothing was gonna change. For one thing, you probably just wanted to make a quick escape by throwing some soothing words to me. And for another, there is nothing in this world that will remain intact. Not even relationship, not even heart. How naive I have been…
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Dear April
Dear April, It’s been a while since we last talked. How could that happen? I thought I had no idea. We had started as strangers, then grew closer and closer until I could read your mind and vice versa, and then we became strangers again. What do people say about the hottest beginning always has…
Her Little Journal 