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Travel, travel, travel! Been about 20 times, about 1 month each time to Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumba, Kalimantan, Sumbawa. Speak the language. Know the social and artistic culture and crafts/arts/textiles (since I`ve been importing from there for 14 years). I also know specific hotels, sights, even restaurants.
What do you like about this subject?
In Indonesia, every province and even every tribe seems to embody the variety and interest of a different country. It's hard to speak about Indonesia collectively--since to be Javanese is very different than to grow up in Kalimantan. Hard to imagine more variety anywhere else!
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
So much to explore! Never gotten to Aceh or Northern Sulawesi, the Mentawais or even the Moluccas. I've done my fair share of travelling, but I'd like to do more.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
The language is very non-specific and very colloquially poetic. "Sleeping police" are speed bumps. "Matahari" is the eye of the day (sun). "Mata-mata" (many eyes) is a spy. Wonderful!
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| Seema | 02/07/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Nancy, thanks for encapsulating information I haven't ..... |
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| Donna | 02/03/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thank you for your quick response, the ..... |
| Dody | 05/31/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Many thanks Nancy B. Your information is ..... |
| Rhonda | 02/23/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | A clear, accurate and concise answer. Thank ..... |
Recent Answers from Nancy B
2011-11-15 indonesian puppets:
Hi, Amy, They're lovely puppets, very nicely done . . . and clearly Cirebon, Java, which does a more defined style of Wayang Golek (Indonesian wooden rod puppets). But I consulted with a Indonesian puppet
2011-06-16 Moving to Bali:
Hi, Lucy, Well, your cousins are right that you could figure it out when you get there. But realize that it is extremely hard to get a job there that will grant you a visa. However, you could work (maybe
2011-02-06 from Bali to Borobudur:
Hi, Seema! I'm impressed that everyone's still traveling! Good for you! Borobudur . . . you could all go and fly there from Bali . . . you'll have to stay over one night. If you'd like to stay right
2011-02-03 antique Indonesian puppet:
Sorry, Donna, I thought I answered this already . . . maybe a computer gliche. Ok! Your character (judging from the small picture) doesn't seem to be one of the royals from the traditional epics, but
2011-02-03 antique Indonesian puppet:
Hi, Donna! Well, Middle-East and SE Asia are very different indeed! Yes, it looks Indonesian. It's called a Wayang Golek stick puppet from central Java. For some reason, the enlarge mechanism is not
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