 | Ruteng, Indonesia |
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... strangers, just walking along and stopping to talk to anyone who asked us a question. Our time at Stefanus' home in Ruteng was also interesting from a cultural point of view. The island is Catholic (the exception in a mainly Muslim and Hindu country) ...
... driver to take us to the station, were met with a grin, but no action! ( you get a lot of grins but no action in Indonesia, its not that they dont understand, its that they think they can do it when they feel like it, and you can just wait!!)Eventually he ...
... (dinner). People were so kind. I don't think I've ever shaken as many hands. You have to shake hands with everybody, in Indonesia, and photographs are also much loved. I can still remember asking Jo if she would take a photo of me and four other vols ...
... we were spending 7 hours a day in the car, it would take a fairly strong constitution not to barf. Yay me! Ruteng didn't have a huge amount going for it, just a dusty town with nothing but locals eager to practice their English. Thankfully we had ...
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Flores Island
Posted on Nov 2, 2009, 20:34:30
... have contributed to the diversity of Flores cultures .In the remote areas, some older people don't speak a word of Bahasa Indonesia and their grew up in purely animist societies. Physically, the people at the western end of the island are more Malay, ...
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Flores Island
Posted on Nov 2, 2009, 02:04:12
... have contributed to the diversity of Flores cultures .In the remote areas, some older people don't speak a word of Bahasa Indonesia and their grew up in purely animist societies. Physically, the people at the western end of the island are more Malay, ...
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