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Rodomi įrašai nuo 2014

Indonesia: volunteering in 7 cities of Java

I am already in Lithuania. Almost 3 weeks. It was a little bit hard to adjust to being here. It was so cold (the difference of temperature was more than 30 degrees: around 30-35 in Indonesia, and around - 3 in Lithuania). Also, most of the people here dress in black, there is almost no sun, so I miss colours. Ok, I miss a lot of things: the beauty of people walking in batik, the brightness of sun, the culture of not being constantly in a hurry ("pelan-pelan" (or "slowly"), "santai saja" (or "just relax"), "sabar, mbak" (or "patience, sister"), "alon alon asal kelakon" (slowly, but surely)... Now Indonesia looks like a dream, so remote. I cannot believe it was my home for almost 8 months. It's gone now. But I still have to put some dots. I want to overview my project experience. During these 8 months, I stayed in 7 cities. I joined (or sometimes "joined") the activities of local volunteers, I made int