Selamat Malam! You see, my knowledge of Indonesian rapidly becoming more acute! :) Today I had my first official lesson. So do focus on what, if I'm back ....;)
As I have also promised last week, I talk this time about my work and I love the whole day so exaggerating: I am completing my internship in the outer office of the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSS) in Jakarta. The team consists of a German director and louder Indonesian employees (1 program coordinators, a financial Erin, 2 secretaries, 1 Office Boy and 2 drivers).
focus of HSS are "Environmental Education for Sustainable Development", "Democratization" and "Rule of Law" (= certainty). plan and coordinate within these topics, and we carry a variety of workshops, participate in conferences and Represent the course may be forgotten in a foundation before. Tomorrow I take, for example, in a seminar of the German-Indonesian Handeskammmer on "Renewable Energy Biogas" part. Determined really exciting and the drivers is of course also been ordered so that he can I pull up properly! :)
Perhaps you may have noticed even the elections in July 2009 in Indonesia. For the new Members of Parliament we hold crash courses on various topics (eg "What is a Democrat?" NO JOKE!)
Since democracy in Indonesia has only been about 10 Years is they are very Fragile and lately also urge strengthened Islamist parties in the foreground. In a province recently even reintroduced Sharia and thus the stoning for adultery and flogging for adultery. But so far I have yet to meet the Indonesians that is good. Generally, we will be here a very tolerant dealing with religion. Religion is interpreted mainly as a private matter. Since then there should not be surprising if a woman in a miniskirt and a woman with a headscarf in a bar drinking beer encounters! :)
If you want to read more about our work you find in the HSS Indonesia www.hsfindo.org
Otherwise I live here, more and more. At the weekend I had beeen at indie festival in which various local bands have gebattelt. Times quite funny to see how young Indonesian abgehn to Indie! :) Another favorite sport is the Indonesian food. I must confess that I have in this good 2 weeks here have never once cooked and increased at least 3 pounds. One serving of Nasi (= rice) and mie goreng (= noodle) goreng can be found here for the equivalent of 80 euro cents. Cook would be at least as expensive. And once popular in the week, heading into Swiss restaurant in which one of bratwurst on Kassler, Cordon Bleu and potato salad all get what your heart! :) In this sense: Selemat Macan! (= Good Appetite) and by next week
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