Missionaries impaled on Batak spears.
March 29th 2007 "Hi, my name is Stuart. I am from England."
I found myself in front of yet another group of high school kids introducing myself. I had been recruited yet again by a local teacher in order to give her students practice in speaking English with a native speaker. It's one of the few dangers of a visit to Sumatra.
It's quite a high risk, because the local tourism industry is almost dead. The ho
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