Nono Does Yogya

When I get especially frustrated with my trifling job, I like to think of more useless jobs I see around me, just for the fun of it. Or mayb...

I have been trying to make myself watch more TV. I usually enjoy the ads more than the actual shows because I either can’t understand much o...

It is amazing how many variations I get on my name, even when I repeat myriad times. I am sure people feel the same way about my pronunciati...

Pros: I feel like a cute baby elephant showering myself with my trunk. Cold water can sure wake you up or cool you down, two good things her...

“Jalan sesat untik nikmat sesaat.” “DRUGS! is a bad decision to have such satisfaction.” I see this sign in the Jakarta airport every time I...

I don't know where the Batik Genius lives, but I am sure having fun trying new techniques!

My only friend is barely1 inch long and greenish-gray. His name is Pete or Subroto, whatever seems catchier to you. He used to be shy but no...

Edo likes to pick me up on his pink bike with a daisy sticker on the front and take me to eat lotek after a long day at school and the offic...

What have I been doing lately, you all ask? (By all I mean the two people that read this blog.) Not a whole hell of a lot. This week, I have...

Today at the teachers English class, one of the office assistants who is in charge of feeding the teachers before class, wanted to know if I...

1) Creambaths…heavenly. 2) Lippo Bank has a ping-pong table set up right by the ATMS. After withdrawing money, you and the bored guards can ...

This last 2 months has been quite the blur of travel. I have been off school for what seems like forever and brushing up on my Indonesian. I...

I came home to Yogya with Tamara for a Christmas party. We made apple cider, pasta with fresh spaghetti sauce, broccoli and Portobello mushr...

New Years I decided to celebrate New Years in Jakarta with Tamara and Lisa (who made other plans) and my friend, the guard from the Hotel Ar...

Audi and his friend picked Hillary and me up. We walked in the private karaoke room and waited as they put small sanitary caps on the tips o...

There are certainly up and downs, and I’ll be frank about that. Sitting around at school doing absolutely nothing on Tuesdays has gotten old...

What we in the US call a text, Indonesians call an SMS. Since calling anyone is astronomically expensive, people spend all day with their fi...

Why is it I keep meeting total loser Americans and Europeans? Well, I have a theory. And I am sure many have figured it out before me. It’s ...

These are all things I have grown accustomed to finding in my food. They hardly detract from the experience because they are commonplace and...

According to the cute guard, the homesick guard left for good to "have a family." I am glad he doesn't have to pine for his wi...

My counterpart invited me to breakfast before I go to Bali for a holiday. I thought he meant breakfast as in the meal in the morning. Durin...