Benny, Petek and Me

Teaching English in Foreign Lands

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October 3rd 2005
I have just spent 2 days in Dumai staying at with Mr Muchsin, the teacher of a local English school and helping his students with their english. I have been feeling quite cut off, because I haven't seen another foriegner for about 3 days now. It has been an interesting experience getting to meet the local people. I have been asked a number of times what I think of the Bali bombing. My opinion i ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Dumai

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more