I love cows!

Jogja!

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June 11th 2008
I’ve had several days to get settled in Yogya. I’ve met all my advisors at the University, and my Indonesian student counterpart. It is a very beautiful campus! I’ve finally moved my enormous pack of supplies to their final resting place - I’ve been given an office! And, they found me a really lovely room in a guesthouse for only $160 a month (oh, laundry is an additional $6 a mont ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta

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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