We spent three days in Tanjung Uma, a local “kampung”, village, on Batam. Although it’s not far from where we live, it felt like we were entering a different world. Things moved slower, and we ate more. The generosity of hosts here, and in Indonesia in general, is incredible. We were offered the nicest foods, kept well hydrated, and shown around the kampung. We couldn’t communicate very well with our host family, knowing virtually no Indonesian. But the middle son was willing to help me learn a little. The children were funny, sweet and quiet (repectively. We would play games with them at night.
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