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Bahasa Indonesia

Language: Information Overload and Language Study

April 13, 2009

Studying Chinese alone is probably easier now than ever. There are tons of free/cheap resources that allow you to do different things at your own pace. Those studying the language offer tips on their blogs, and various online communities form to encourage language study.
As I was sitting on my desk starting at the Chinese textbooks, [...]

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Language: Bahasa Class Today

December 10, 2008

In Bahasa class.
This is a strange week. I had Monday off for Hari Raya, Tuesday had the morning off for invigilation (if you call that ‘off’), Wednesday Bahasa, Thursday I am taking the day off to go get my passport and see Womack, and then Friday it is back to marking.

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Language: Bahasa Indonesia Class

December 4, 2008

I had a good time in class yesterday. It was a bit slow (as I expected), but it was nice to start learning again, and I was happy to be out of the office.
It was also very interesting for a couple of reasons. First, I was in a class full of Ibus and Bapacks, which [...]

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Language: Bahasa Indonesia Class!

December 2, 2008

Tomorrow I get a day off from work because I am attending a full-day Bahasa Indonesia class. It is one of the many programs that the school offers for staff. It will be nice break from marking (next two weeks not teaching), and I am psyched to get back into the language.
It is probably going [...]

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Language: Bahasa Indonesia

August 7, 2007

Someone recommended that I write about the difficulty of Indonesia. A lot of people have told me that Indonesian is ‘easy’ to learn. I am going to have to disagree. However, out of laziness, I will just refer you to this short article (though more could be added): Who Said Indonesian is an Easy Language.
Cheers.

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Culture: Sinetron, Families, and the ‘Magic Box’ in Indonesia

July 14, 2007

This post is about culture in Jogja/Java. I am going to overgeneralize, but this is unavoidable since I have a small sample size and am confined to one location for the summer. Having said that, these three topics are something that everyone has experienced (everyone = students here), and they are a part of our [...]

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Culture: In Indonesia, it Might be Because You Bule!

June 21, 2007

As a noted in an earlier post, bule means foreigner. In Indonesia, bule become targets for merchants, taxi cab driver, police, and…women.
For the merchants and taxi cab drivers, the goal is simple…to get as much money out of you as possible. To them, we are ‘walking ATM machines’. Of course, this is not unique to [...]

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Life: Updates From Indonesia/I Need To Study!

June 18, 2007

Today was the first day of classes. We had three classes with three different teachers. For the most part, they seem pretty good (despite the fact that they do not speak a lot of English, which means I just get lost…). Our third teacher is a very happy/excited/cute person. When I asked my friend which [...]

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Life: Getting Ready for a Summer in Indonesia!

May 31, 2007

This summer I am participating in an intensive ten-week language and general studies program run by the United States-Indonesia Society. I, along with 13 other students, will be studying at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), which is located in Yogyakarta in Central Java. During that time I will be living with an Indonesian family.
Quick background [...]

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