Okay, that didn’t turn out quite as I expected. Internet wasn’t easy to come by in the United States, and I had less free time than I expected. Plus I’ve been lazy. So here I am, back in Bandung.
I’m going to wrap up my observations about the US vs. Indonesia in one [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Visiting America'
In Retrospect
July 15th, 2009 · No Comments
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A Fish Out Of Water
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
So, I haven’t been posting to my blog very much lately. This is partly due to blog fatigue. But it’s also partly because many of the things that happen in my life (which might be interesting to others) have become such a normal part of my everyday existence in Bandung, that it’s hard [...]
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Celebrating in Bandung
November 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments
The news of Obama’s victory came via the Internet, about 11:30am on Wednesday morning in Bandung. Motorcycle helmet still in hand, I went straight into the computer room at my school, checked the latest news, and let a huge WHOOP!! When startled co-workers looked at me, I yelled “It’s all over! Obama [...]
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Leaving on a Jet Plane (again)
June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Yesterday we bid farewell and set out for another year in Indonesia. We’re sitting here in the Taipei airport, same as last year. Except this time we know what we’re getting ourselves into.
If we didn’t get to see you enough while we were in Seattle, please accept our apologies. Our time in the [...]
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Changes in Latitude, Attitude
May 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments
So we’ve been back in the USA for about 3 weeks now. When we first arrived, both Denise and I remarked at how clean and fresh the air smelled. And we were in the airport garage!
Lynnwood (and even Seattle sometimes) is definitely quieter than Bandung. It feels like there’s no one around. [...]
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