Category: Stories from Indonesia
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Bye 2021, Hello 2022
If 2021 needed a tagline, in my opinion that would be “a year of Sprint that feels like a Marathon.” 2021 was the year of decision, of new opportunities and letting go. It was the year when we moved back to Indonesia after a long thought and consideration. It was not an easy decision as […]
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Long Journey Home: Relocating in The Time of COVID-19 (Part 3)
The decision to relocate in the time of pandemic is a big decision for so many reasons. To be honest, this was the most complicated and the most expensive trip to Indonesia we ever had. Particularly because we were obliged to do the so called quarantine. If things were different, I would rather do a […]
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Long Journey Home: Relocating in The Time of COVID-19 (Part 1)
Traveling in the time of COVID-19 is complicated, let alone relocating to another country. The challenge is double, if not triple, and it’s a long journey, both literally and metaphorically! But that’s exactly what we’d been through in the last few weeks as my family and I were moving from Lund, Sweden, to Jogja, Indonesia. […]
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Jangan Menulis di Majalah Kartini
Keinginan untuk menuliskan hal ini sebenarnya sudah ada sejak lama. Sengaja saya tunda-tunda dengan beberapa pertimbangan. Salah satunya adalah menunggu itikad baik dari salah satu majalah wanita paling tersohor di Indonesia itu. Tapi setelah menunggu tiga tahun lebih (iya tiga tahun, Anda tidak salah baca 🙂 ), dan tak kunjung ada respon ataupun tindak lanjut […]
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Tentang Kehilangan dan Patah Hati Itu
Saya berusaha untuk tidak buru-buru mencap 2020 sebagai tahun yang buruk. Saya masih ingin percaya bahwa kejadian-kejadian beberapa bulan terakhir ini hanya kerikil yang terjal di awal, dan akan membaik pada akhirnya. Ini toh baru bulan kelima, masih ada tujuh bulan untuk menebus bulan-bulan tidak menyenangkan sebelumnya. Tapi jujur, berat merawat optimisme itu. Terutama sejak […]
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