February 2012
3 posts
Valentine's Day Haikus
So they say Timorese boys are best known for being romantic. Today, I decided to put this to test with a lesson in writing Valentine’s Day haikus. Boy were they right. On this Valentine’s Day, sending you the most loving and hopeful words from Kupang.
I can’t forget you. You’re like a star in my heart. Love you my baby.
Can we meet again? In Kupang or Palembang I miss...
December 2011
2 posts
November 2011
7 posts
October 2011
7 posts
people place politics
Two Saturdays ago, I was invited to join my school’s Accelerated Program on a field trip to Pantai Tablolong, a beach about an hour outside of the city of Kupang. Still feeling disconnected with my school, I, of course, jumped at the opportunity to get a little bit more involved with my students and particularly with the non-English speaking teachers. And so we piled on a bus with students...
September 2011
8 posts
the other seven sisters
I came across this super cute story about the Timorese seven sisters while reading the Lonely Planet this afternoon:
Ethnic Timorese are known as ‘people of the sunrise’ and trace their ancestry back to the seven sisters who came down to earth from the sun for a bath. A lustful man watched as they bathed, and hid the most beautiful sister’s robes. Naked and ashamed, she was...
August 2011
4 posts
peng-a
the word, pengamis, in Bahasa Indonesian means a beggar: miss pengamis.
pagi pagi
…caved and decided to start this blog to collect and share stories I am encountering while living in Indonesia. Much more to come.