I work on community programs and the applied research around them, mostly on sustainability. I write field notes and essays in Bahasa Indonesia, about what I see at work and the stories people tell me.
Kenapa sejarah kota kecil seperti Ponorogo cuma tersimpan di cerita nenek?
Reading Anne-Lot Hoek's Merebut Bali reminded me of my grandmother's stories about the Dutch and Japanese eras in Ponorogo, East Java.
catatan lapanganKenapa desa yang dekat danau terbesar di Bali harus membeli air?
Field notes from a village in Bangli, Bali: a long dry season, water trucks at Rp250,000 each, an 80-metre borehole with no water, and a local legend of a water curse.
catatan lapanganKenapa di desa yang dikenal karena bambunya, yang tumbuh subur justru kopi dan jeruk?
In Landih, Bangli, coffee and citrus are thriving, while bamboo is pushed to the slopes and riverbanks.
esai pribadiKenapa ikut retreat diam 10 hari, kalau bukan karena stres atau ingin jadi biksu?
Ten days of silent Vipassana retreat in Bogor, and an answer to people who ask why I went.