My flight from Jakarta arrived at the Makassar airport around 12.45a this morning. I went to bed around 2a and got up at 7a. I needed to do some work as I found out that the project I’m working on has to spend the rest of the money before the end of the [...]
Another demonstration took place in front of the university today. There were about five young men standing in the middle of the road with a bullhorn and some placards. The cars went slowly by them; slow being the only speed in rush hour traffic. I questioned a few students about the reason [...]
For those of you who follow my health, the fungus has returned; this time, it’s on the other foot. It’s been back for a couple months already. I just kept putting off seeing the doctor in the US because I know it would be a lot cheaper here. Plus, I could buy [...]
The little things are definitely taking their toll this week. Errands are the largest timesuck this week. I have been going to the university for the past few days and ‘doing work’ there. No matter that my physical presence at the university was not a pre-requisite for completing the work. I [...]
Well, classes don’t actually start until the 14th, so I’m busy settling back in to the groove here in Makassar. As part of my savvy returnee posture, I decided I would open a local bank account to stop the ATM and exchange fees my bank levies for each transaction. Getting the account set-up [...]