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Bakso and Fish Farms!

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March 29th 2010
Hey everybody! Thanks for all who read my blog! I hope it wasn't too long. I was having some trouble last week adjusting to the island and I went through pretty serious culture shock. But who can blame me!? A naive young american flies all the way across the world and plants herself in the most unique culture where nothing is the same and everything is like one big giant puzzle I can't crack ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Riau Archipelago » Batam

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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