The esteemed POTUS will be arriving sometime tomorrow in Bogor an area outside of Jakarta. The local schools were told to give the students a day off to ease the amount of people going through the city. I have heard that the telecommuncations in the Bogor area will also be cut off for the duration of the visit. These are rumors.
Demonstrations are still going strong all over the archipelago. I haven’t seen any in the flesh yet, only in the local newspaper and on the television. The students at my uni have taken to performing their effigy and flag burning on the grassy median down the street, kindly letting the traffic flow normally. Everyone in the country knows that there will be people demonstrating all day tomorrow in Bogor. I hope it remains peaceful.
In sad news, a piece of Tupperware broke. I have taken this piece of Tupperware to three continents on my travels. It has gone through numerous tosses in my checked luggage and tens of X-rays. Alas, it no longer has its airtight seal.
In sadder news, my alma mater lost to Ohio State and, consequently, lost their chance at the national championship. And Bo passed on this week. A big old blue cloud must be hovering over Ann Arbor now.
As many of my readers prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday and four-day weekend, I shall be a busy bee. I’ll be teaching seven classes, facilitating a 6.5 hour workshop for high school teachers, giving a short lecture on the Thanksgiving holiday on Friday at the American Corner, and another two hour seminar on Saturday. Phew. Not to mention another 6.5 hours workshop next week on an undetermined subject. Oh, and I’ll try to fit in five workouts this week.